Where does “ชุมทาง” come from?

ชุมทาง (Thai) comes from Thai ทาง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

ชุมทาง (Thai): junction

Definitions

  1. junction

Ancestry of “ชุมทาง”, step by step

ชุมทาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทางway, route, or course for travel; opportunity;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Thai ชุม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชุมto come or cause to come together: to assemble,...
2Old Khmerjuṃ—
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Thai ทาง →