Where does “สาวแก่” come from?

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

สาวแก่ (Thai): spinster, old maid

Definitions

  1. spinster, old maid

Ancestry of “สาวแก่”, step by step

สาวแก่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สาว

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

via Thai แก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแก่old; aged; aging; mature; ripe; dark
2Proto-Taikeːᴮold

Words derived from “สาวแก่”

Every word from Proto-Tai saːwᴬ →Every word from Thai สาว →