Where does “หนังสือวลี” come from?

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

หนังสือวลี (Thai): phrase book

Definitions

  1. phrase book

Ancestry of “หนังสือวลี”, step by step

หนังสือวลี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หนังสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังสือletter; character; script; written form; written...
2Thaiสือletter; character; book
3Proto-Taisɯːᴬwriting; book
4Middle Chinese書—

via Thai วลี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวลีfold of the skin; wrinkle
2Sanskritवलीfold of the skin; wrinkle; wave
Every word from Middle Chinese 書 →Every word from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai สือ →