Where does “ฝ่ายหน้า” come from?

ฝ่ายหน้า (Thai) comes from Thai หน้า, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ — face.

ฝ่ายหน้า (Thai): outer court of a palace, as opposed to ฝ่ายใน;...

Definitions

  1. outer court of a palace, as opposed to ฝ่ายใน;...

Ancestry of “ฝ่ายหน้า”, step by step

ฝ่ายหน้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หน้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหน้าface; surface; front; person; reputation; dignity
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Thai ฝ่าย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฝ่ายpart; section; side; faction; party
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜEvery word from Thai หน้า