Where does “หนังสือ” come from?

หนังสือ (Thai) comes from Thai สือ, from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 書.

หนังสือ (Thai): letter; character; script; written form; written...

Definitions

  1. letter; character; script; written form; written...

Ancestry of “หนังสือ”, step by step

หนังสือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสือletter; character; book
2Proto-Taisɯːᴬwriting; book
3Middle Chinese書—

via Thai หนัง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังskin; leather; animal hide; shadow puppet;...
2Proto-Taiʰnaŋᴬskin

Words derived from “หนังสือ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 書 →Every word from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai สือ →