Where does “เจ้าหนี้” come from?

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

เจ้าหนี้ (Thai): creditor; obligee

Definitions

  1. creditor; obligee

Ancestry of “เจ้าหนี้”, step by step

เจ้าหนี้ 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 หนี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนี้obligation; debt
2Proto-Taiʰniːᶜdebt
Every word from Middle Chinese 主 →Every word from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ →Every word from Thai เจ้า →