Where does “ชั่วโมง” come from?
ชั่วโมง (Thai) comes from Thai ชั่ว — bad, evil, wicked; base, low, mean; ill, objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, faulty; hostile, unkindly, unfavorable, adverse.
ชั่วโมง (Thai): hour
Definitions
- hour
Ancestry of “ชั่วโมง”, step by step
ชั่วโมง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ชั่ว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชั่ว | bad, evil, wicked; base, low, mean; ill, objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, faulty; hostile, unkindly, unfavorable, adverse |
via Thai โมง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | โมง | hour; o'clock |