Where does “หลงทาง” come from?

หลงทาง (Thai) comes from Thai ทาง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

หลงทาง (Thai): to lose one's way, get lost, be lost

Definitions

  1. to lose one's way, get lost, be lost

Ancestry of “หลงทาง”, step by step

หลงทาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทางway, route, or course for travel; opportunity;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Thai หลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลงto be wrong; to be misled; to misunderstand; to...
2Proto-Taiʰloŋᴬlost
Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Thai ทาง →