Where does “ดูเหมือน” come from?

ดูเหมือน (Thai) comes from Thai ดู, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³.

ดูเหมือน (Thai): to look as though; to appear; to seem

Definitions

  1. to look as though; to appear; to seem

Ancestry of “ดูเหมือน”, step by step

ดูเหมือน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดูto see, to perceive with one's eyes; to look
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀduːᴬ³—

via Thai เหมือน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหมือนsame, similar
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³ →Every word from Thai ดู →