Where does “เอว” come from?

เอว (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai ˀjeːwᴬ, from Middle Chinese 腰.

เอว (Thai): waist

Definitions

  1. waist

Ancestry of “เอว”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiˀjeːwᴬwaist
2Middle Chinese腰—
Every word from Middle Chinese 腰 →Every word from Proto-Tai ˀjeːwᴬ →
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