Where does “songwriterly” come from?

songwriterly (English) comes from English songwriter, from English song, from Thai สอง, from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙.

songwriterly (English): Befitting a songwriter

Definitions

  1. Befitting a songwriter

Ancestry of “songwriterly”, step by step

songwriterly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English songwriter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsongwriterA musician who composes songs; including writing...
2EnglishsongA musical composition with lyrics for voice or...
3Thaiสอง2
4Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
5Middle Chinese

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬEvery word from Thai สอง