Where does “แน่นหนา” come from?

แน่นหนา (Thai) comes from Thai หนา, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᴬ — thick.

แน่นหนา (Thai): strong; secure; fixed; fast; firm

Definitions

  1. strong; secure; fixed; fast; firm

Ancestry of “แน่นหนา”, step by step

แน่นหนา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หนา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนาthick
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᴬthick

via Thai แน่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแน่นtight; packed; crowded; congested
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᴬ →Every word from Thai หนา →