Where does “สาวทึนทึก” come from?

สาวทึนทึก (Thai) comes from Thai สาว, from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ — unmarried woman.

สาวทึนทึก (Thai): spinster, old maid

Definitions

  1. spinster, old maid

Ancestry of “สาวทึนทึก”, step by step

สาวทึนทึก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสาวgirl, young woman; bride; youthful, juvenile,...
2Proto-Taisaːwᴬunmarried woman

via Thai ทึนทึก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทึนทึกunmarried, single
Every word from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ →Every word from Thai สาว →