Where does “ตัวตน” come from?

ตัวตน (Thai) comes from Thai ตัว, from Old Chinese 頭.

ตัวตน (Thai): self

Definitions

  1. self

Ancestry of “ตัวตน”, step by step

ตัวตน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
2Old Chinese頭—

via Thai ตน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตนself; oneself
Every word from Old Chinese 頭 →Every word from Thai ตัว →