Where does “เช้ามืด” come from?

เช้ามืด (Thai) comes from Thai มืด, from Proto-Tai mɯːtᴰ, from Old Chinese 昧.

เช้ามืด (Thai): dawn; daybreak; sunrise

Definitions

  1. dawn; daybreak; sunrise

Ancestry of “เช้ามืด”, step by step

เช้ามืด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มืด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมืดdark
2Proto-Taimɯːtᴰ—
3Old Chinese昧—

via Thai เช้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเช้าin the early part of the morning; before the...
2Proto-Taiɟaːwᶜearly morning
Every word from Old Chinese 昧 →Every word from Proto-Tai mɯːtᴰ →Every word from Thai มืด →