Where does “ตู้หนังสือ” come from?

ตู้หนังสือ (Thai) comes from Thai หนังสือ, from Thai สือ, from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 書.

ตู้หนังสือ (Thai): bookcase

Definitions

  1. bookcase

Ancestry of “ตู้หนังสือ”, step by step

ตู้หนังสือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หนังสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังสือletter; character; script; written form; written...
2Thaiสือletter; character; book
3Proto-Taisɯːᴬwriting; book
4Middle Chinese書—

via Thai ตู้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตู้cabinet; cupboard; wardrobe
2Teochew櫥cabinet; wardrobe
Every word from Middle Chinese 書 →Every word from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai สือ →