Where does “ช่างทาสี” come from?

ช่างทาสี (Thai) comes from Thai ช่าง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋᴮ², from Middle Chinese 匠.

ช่างทาสี (Thai): painter one who coats walls or other surfaces with paint as a profession

Definitions

  1. painter one who coats walls or other surfaces with paint as a profession

Ancestry of “ช่างทาสี”, step by step

ช่างทาสี traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ช่าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiช่างan expression to indicate that the speaker does...
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɟaːŋᴮ²—
3Middle Chinese匠—

via Thai ทา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทาto apply something on something by means of...
2Proto-Taidaːᴬ—
3Middle Chinese塗—

via Thai สี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสีto rub; to scrape; color, colour; colored
Every word from Middle Chinese 匠 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋᴮ² →Every word from Thai ช่าง →