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Where does “เชียงใหม่” come from?

เชียงใหม่ (Thai) comes from Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵, from Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ, from Middle Chinese 城.

Ancestry of “เชียงใหม่”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Thaiᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵—
2Northern Thaiᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ—
3Middle Chinese城—

Words derived from “เชียงใหม่”

  • 清邁
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