Where does “สะสวย” come from?
สะสวย (Thai) comes from Thai สวย, from Thai ซวย, from Hokkien 衰 — to have poor luck.
สะสวย (Thai): beautiful; pretty
Ancestry of “สะสวย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | สวย | beautiful; perfectly steamed; well steamed; to... |
| 2 | Thai | ซวย | luckless; unlucky; unfortunate; inauspicious;... |
| 3 | Hokkien | 衰 | to have poor luck |