Where does “เดินทาง” come from?

เดินทาง (Thai) comes from Thai ทาง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ², from Middle Chinese 唐.

เดินทาง (Thai): to travel; to go on a trip

Definitions

  1. to travel; to go on a trip

Ancestry of “เดินทาง”, step by step

เดินทาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทางway, route, or course for travel; opportunity;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taidaːŋᴬ²road; way
3Middle Chinese唐—

via Thai เดิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเดินto walk
2Old Khmerterto go on foot; to march; to walk; etc

Words derived from “เดินทาง”

Every word from Middle Chinese 唐 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai daːŋᴬ² →Every word from Thai ทาง →