Where does “อย่างเช่น” come from?

อย่างเช่น (Thai) comes from Thai เชน, from Sanskrit जैन, from Sanskrit जिन, from Sanskrit जि, from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

Ancestry of “อย่างเช่น”, step by step

อย่างเช่น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เชน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiเชนJain
2SanskritजैनJain; of or pertaining to Jainism; a Jain
3SanskritजिनJina, Arihant
4Sanskritजिwin, conquer
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force

via Thai อย่าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอย่างvariety; style; pattern; kind; sort; type
2Middle Chinese樣—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit जि →Every word from Sanskrit जिन →