Where does “หาเสียง” come from?

หาเสียง (Thai) comes from Thai เสียง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəŋᴬ¹, from Middle Chinese 聲 — sound, voice.

หาเสียง (Thai): to win voter support, as through electoral campaigns

Definitions

  1. to win voter support, as through electoral campaigns

Ancestry of “หาเสียง”, step by step

หาเสียง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เสียง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเสียงsound, including voice, a sensation perceived by...
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*siəŋᴬ¹—
3Middle Chinese聲sound, voice

via Thai หา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหาto call; to summon; to seek; to find; to search;...
2Proto-Taikraᴬto seek

Words derived from “หาเสียง”

Every word from Middle Chinese 聲 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *siəŋᴬ¹ →Every word from Thai เสียง →