Where does “แม่ผัว” come from?

แม่ผัว (Thai) comes from Thai ผัว, from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰuəᴬ, from Middle Chinese 夫.

แม่ผัว (Thai): mother of one's husband

Definitions

  1. mother of one's husband

Ancestry of “แม่ผัว”, step by step

แม่ผัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ผัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผัวhusband
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰuəᴬhusband
3Middle Chinese夫—

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
Every word from Middle Chinese 夫 →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai pʰuəᴬ →Every word from Thai ผัว →