Where does “หิ้งหนังสือ” come from?

หิ้งหนังสือ (Thai) comes from Thai หนังสือ, from Thai สือ, from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 書.

หิ้งหนังสือ (Thai): bookshelf

Definitions

  1. bookshelf

Ancestry of “หิ้งหนังสือ”, step by step

หิ้งหนังสือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หนังสือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนังสือletter; character; script; written form; written...
2Thaiสือletter; character; book
3Proto-Taisɯːᴬwriting; book
4Middle Chinese

via Thai หิ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหิ้งshelf that is fixed to a wall
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai sɯːᴬEvery word from Thai สือ