Where does “หม่อมเจ้า” come from?

หม่อมเจ้า (Thai) comes from Thai เจ้า, from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主.

หม่อมเจ้า (Thai): person whose father is a royal person holding the...

Definitions

  1. person whose father is a royal person holding the...

Ancestry of “หม่อมเจ้า”, step by step

หม่อมเจ้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เจ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเจ้าgod; deity; guardian spirit; tutelary deity;...
2Proto-Tai*ɕɤwꟲmaster, owner
3Middle Chinese主—

via Thai หม่อม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหม่อมfemale commoner who marries a royal person...
2Thaiกระหม่อมa first person pronoun employed by; fontanel;...
3Thaiขม่อม—
Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ →Every word from Thai เจ้า →