Where does “ลายมือ” come from?

ลายมือ (Thai) comes from Thai มือ, from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ — hand.

ลายมือ (Thai): handwriting; line on the palm of a hand; ability;...

Definitions

  1. handwriting; line on the palm of a hand; ability;...

Ancestry of “ลายมือ”, step by step

ลายมือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมือhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand

via Thai ลาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลายdesign; pattern; striped

Words derived from “ลายมือ”

Every word from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai มือ →
ลายมือ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer