Where does “กุญแจมือ” come from?

กุญแจมือ (Thai) comes from Thai กุญแจ, from Malay kunci, from Hindi कुंजी, from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ, from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸, from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका, from Sanskrit कुच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-.

กุญแจมือ (Thai): handcuffs

Definitions

  1. handcuffs

Ancestry of “กุญแจมือ”, step by step

กุญแจมือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กุญแจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกุญแจkey; lock; padlock
2Malaykuncilock, something used for fastening, which can...
3Hindiकुंजीkey; key, trick
4Punjabiਕੁੰਜੀkey
5Prakrit𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀘𑀺𑀬𑀸key
6Sanskritकुञ्चिकाkey; name of a fish; a plant bearing a red and...
7Sanskritकुच्to shrink, curl
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kawč-

via Thai มือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมือhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawč-Every word from Sanskrit कुच्Every word from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका