Where does “สมหวัง” come from?

สมหวัง (Thai) comes from Thai สม, from Pali samā, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

สมหวัง (Thai): to have one's hopes fulfilled

Definitions

  1. to have one's hopes fulfilled

Ancestry of “สมหวัง”, step by step

สมหวัง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสมsuitable; well matched; right; to join; to...
2Palisamāyear; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
3Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
4Proto-Indo-IraniansamHássame, equal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Thai หวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหวงto guard; to keep for oneself; to be possessive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás