Where does “เลื่อมใส” come from?

เลื่อมใส (Thai) comes from Thai ใส, from Chinese 四, from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij.

เลื่อมใส (Thai): to have faith in; to believe wholeheartedly

Definitions

  1. to have faith in; to believe wholeheartedly

Ancestry of “เลื่อมใส”, step by step

เลื่อมใส traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใส

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใสclear; transparent; crystalline; spotless;...
2Chinese四four
3Sino-Tibetan*pV-lij—

via Thai เลื่อม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเลื่อมglossy; lustrous
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Chinese 四 →Every word from Thai ใส →