Where does “พ่อผัว” come from?

พ่อผัว (Thai) comes from Thai ผัว, from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰuəᴬ, from Middle Chinese 夫.

พ่อผัว (Thai): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “พ่อผัว”, step by step

พ่อผัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ผัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผัวhusband
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰuəᴬhusband
3Middle Chinese夫—

via Thai พ่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพ่อfather; male head, lord, leader, or master; man...
2Proto-Taiboːᴮnot; father
Every word from Middle Chinese 夫 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰuəᴬ →Every word from Thai ผัว →