Where does “นางแบบ” come from?

นางแบบ (Thai) comes from Thai นาง, from Proto-Tai naːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 娘.

นางแบบ (Thai): female fashion model

Definitions

  1. female fashion model

Ancestry of “นางแบบ”, step by step

นางแบบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนางwoman
2Proto-Tainaːŋᴬlady
3Middle Chinese娘—

via Thai แบบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแบบform; pattern; design; model; template; example;...
2Middle Chinese法—
Every word from Middle Chinese 娘 →Every word from Proto-Tai naːŋᴬ →Every word from Thai นาง →