Where does “เจ้ามือ” come from?

เจ้ามือ (Thai) comes from Thai เจ้า, from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主.

เจ้ามือ (Thai): host: one who hosts something, especially gambling, banquet, feast, or the like

Definitions

  1. host: one who hosts something, especially gambling, banquet, feast, or the like

Ancestry of “เจ้ามือ”, step by step

เจ้ามือ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เจ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเจ้าgod; deity; guardian spirit; tutelary deity;...
2Proto-Tai*ɕɤwꟲmaster, owner
3Middle Chinese主—

via Thai มือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมือhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand
Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ →Every word from Thai เจ้า →