Where does “แจ้งความ” come from?

แจ้งความ (Thai) comes from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.

แจ้งความ (Thai): announcement; notification; advertisement

Definitions

  1. announcement; notification; advertisement

Ancestry of “แจ้งความ”, step by step

แจ้งความ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ความ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiความaffair; matter; content; essence; subject;...
2Proto-Taiɣwaːmᴬmatter

via Thai แจ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแจ้งfree from darkness, filled with light, or full of light: clear, bright, light, sunny, shiny, shining, etc

Words derived from “แจ้งความ

Every word from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬEvery word from Thai ความ