Where does “คู่มือ” come from?

คู่มือ (Thai) comes from Thai มือ, from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ — hand.

คู่มือ (Thai): handbook; manual; guideline

Definitions

  1. handbook; manual; guideline

Ancestry of “คู่มือ”, step by step

คู่มือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมือhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand

via Thai คู่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคู่pair; even number; couple; partner
2Proto-Taiɡuːᴮpair
Every word from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai มือ →