Where does “สาวใช้” come from?

สาวใช้ (Thai) comes from Thai ใช้, from Proto-Tai *ʑaɰꟲ.

สาวใช้ (Thai): maid; maidservant

Definitions

  1. maid; maidservant

Ancestry of “สาวใช้”, step by step

สาวใช้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใช้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใช้to apply; to disburse; to pay ; to perform
2Proto-Tai*ʑaɰꟲ—

via Thai สาว

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