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

Definitions

  1. beautiful; pretty

Ancestry of “สะสวย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสวยbeautiful; perfectly steamed; well steamed; to...
2Thaiซวยluckless; unlucky; unfortunate; inauspicious;...
3Hokkien衰to have poor luck
Every word from Hokkien 衰 →Every word from Thai ซวย →Every word from Thai สวย →