Where does “ตั้งชื่อ” come from?

ตั้งชื่อ (Thai) comes from Thai ชื่อ, from Proto-Tai ɟɤːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 字 — letter, symbol, character; character.

ตั้งชื่อ (Thai): to name; to give a name to

Definitions

  1. to name; to give a name to

Ancestry of “ตั้งชื่อ”, step by step

ตั้งชื่อ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ชื่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชื่อname; title; dignity; glory; honour; reputation
2Proto-Taiɟɤːᴮname
3Middle Chinese字letter, symbol, character; character

via Thai ตั้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตั้งto come or cause to come into being; to set; to...
2Proto-Taitaŋᶜto erect
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