Where does “เสื้อแดง” come from?

เสื้อแดง (Thai) comes from Thai แดง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³, from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬ.

เสื้อแดง (Thai): redshirt

Definitions

  1. redshirt

Ancestry of “เสื้อแดง”, step by step

เสื้อแดง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³
3Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ

via Thai เสื้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเสื้อtutelar; tutelar spirit; shirt
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̥.dwiːŋᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀdɛːŋᴬ³Every word from Thai แดง