Where does “ทางสามแพร่ง” come from?

ทางสามแพร่ง (Thai) comes from Thai สาม, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

ทางสามแพร่ง (Thai): T-junction, traditionally believed to be employed...

Definitions

  1. T-junction, traditionally believed to be employed...

Ancestry of “ทางสามแพร่ง”, step by step

ทางสามแพร่ง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาม3; three; third son
2Proto-Taisaːmthree
3Middle Chinese三—

via Thai ทาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทางway, route, or course for travel; opportunity;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Thai แพร่ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแพร่งjunction; fork of road; to divide; to separate
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Thai สาม →