Where does “สินไหม” come from?

สินไหม (Thai) comes from Thai ไหม, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmajᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmajᴬ, from Old Chinese 徽.

สินไหม (Thai): fine, amercement; mulct; forfeit

Definitions

  1. fine, amercement; mulct; forfeit

Ancestry of “สินไหม”, step by step

สินไหม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไหม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไหมsilkworm; thread; silk
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmajᴬthread
3Proto-Taiʰmajᴬthread
4Old Chinese徽—

via Thai สิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสินmoney; wealth; property; goods; to cut; to sever
2Middle Chinese錢—

Words derived from “สินไหม”

Every word from Old Chinese 徽 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmajᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmajᴬ →