Where does “ช่างไฟฟ้า” come from?

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

ช่างไฟฟ้า (Thai): electrician

Definitions

  1. electrician

Ancestry of “ช่างไฟฟ้า”, step by step

ช่างไฟฟ้า traces back through two 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 ไฟฟ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟฟ้าelectricity; electric
2Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
3Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire
Every word from Middle Chinese 匠 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟaːŋᴮ² →Every word from Thai ช่าง →