Where does “หน้าจอ” come from?

หน้าจอ (Thai) comes from Thai หน้า, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ — face.

หน้าจอ (Thai): screen: surface on which pictures, electronic data, etc, may be displayed (as on a television or electronic device)

Definitions

  1. screen: surface on which pictures, electronic data, etc, may be displayed (as on a television or electronic device)

Ancestry of “หน้าจอ”, step by step

หน้าจอ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หน้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหน้าface; surface; front; person; reputation; dignity
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Thai จอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiจอYear of the Dog, the eleventh year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜEvery word from Thai หน้า