Where does “อันว่า” come from?

อันว่า (Thai) comes from Thai ว่า, from Middle Chinese 話.

อันว่า (Thai): concerning; regarding; as for; as to; with respect to; in respect of; speaking of; speaking about

Definitions

  1. concerning; regarding; as for; as to; with respect to; in respect of; speaking of; speaking about

Ancestry of “อันว่า”, step by step

อันว่า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ว่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiว่าto say, to speak, to tell; to utter, to...
2Middle Chinese話—

via Thai อัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอันitem; piece; one
2Proto-Taiʔalᴬ"classifier for things"
Every word from Middle Chinese 話 →Every word from Thai ว่า →