Where does “เชื่อฟัง” come from?

เชื่อฟัง (Thai) comes from Thai ฟัง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai walᴬ — to slash.

เชื่อฟัง (Thai): to obey

Definitions

  1. to obey

Ancestry of “เชื่อฟัง”, step by step

เชื่อฟัง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฟัง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟังto listen; to hear; to obey; to comply with
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash

via Thai เชื่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเชื่อto believe; to rely on; to trust
2Proto-Taiɟɯəᴮto believe

Words derived from “เชื่อฟัง”

Every word from Proto-Tai walᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ →Every word from Thai ฟัง →