Where does “น้องสาว” come from?

น้องสาว (Thai) comes from Thai สาว, from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ — unmarried woman.

น้องสาว (Thai): younger sister; a term of address to a young or...

Definitions

  1. younger sister; a term of address to a young or...

Ancestry of “น้องสาว”, step by step

น้องสาว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาวgirl, young woman; bride; youthful, juvenile,...
2Proto-Taisaːwᴬunmarried woman

via Thai น้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้องyounger brother; younger sister; younger person;...
2Proto-Tainwoːŋᶜyounger sibling
Every word from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ →Every word from Thai สาว →