Where does “ลายเซ็น” come from?

ลายเซ็น (Thai) comes from Thai เซ็น, from English sign, from Middle English signe, from Old English seġn, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

ลายเซ็น (Thai): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “ลายเซ็น”, step by step

ลายเซ็น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เซ็น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเซ็นto sign
2EnglishsignA visible indication; Physical evidence left by...
3Middle Englishsigne
4Old Englishseġnsign; mark; token
5Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
6Proto-Italicseknomsign
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Thai ลาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลายdesign; pattern; striped
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-Every word from Proto-Italic seknomEvery word from Latin signum
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