Where does “สูญหาย” come from?

สูญหาย (Thai) comes from Thai สูญ, from Pali suñña, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

สูญหาย (Thai): to lose; to be unable to find; to be lost; to go...

Definitions

  1. to lose; to be unable to find; to be lost; to go...

Ancestry of “สูญหาย”, step by step

สูญหาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สูญ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสูญto vanish; to disappear; empty; void
2Palisuññaempty; void
3Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Thai หาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหายto disappear; to be lost; to be missing; to be...
2Proto-Taiʰrwɤːjᴬto disappear

Words derived from “สูญหาย”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Pali suñña →