Where does “หวั่นไหว” come from?

หวั่นไหว (Thai) comes from Thai ไหว, from Proto-Tai C̥.wajᴬ.

หวั่นไหว (Thai): to shake; to move; to sway; to waver

Definitions

  1. to shake; to move; to sway; to waver

Ancestry of “หวั่นไหว”, step by step

หวั่นไหว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไหว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไหวto shake, to tremble, to quake; capable
2Proto-TaiC̥.wajᴬ—

via Thai หวน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหวนto bring, turn, or move around, back, or back and...
2Middle Chinese還—

Words derived from “หวั่นไหว”

Every word from Proto-Tai C̥.wajᴬ →Every word from Thai ไหว →