Where does “แถวตรง” come from?

แถวตรง (Thai) comes from Thai แถว, from Middle Chinese 條.

แถวตรง (Thai): attention; to assume the position of attention

Definitions

  1. attention; to assume the position of attention

Ancestry of “แถวตรง”, step by step

แถวตรง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แถว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแถวarea; locality; vicinity; column; line; row
2Middle Chinese條—

via Thai ตรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตรงstraight; not bent; honest; at
2Old Khmerត្រងto be straight, direct, or upright
Every word from Middle Chinese 條 →Every word from Thai แถว →