Where does “แม่สามี” come from?
แม่สามี (Thai) comes from Thai สามี, from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन्, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
แม่สามี (Thai): mother of one's husband
Ancestry of “แม่สามี”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | สามี | husband: married man; chief; lord; master; high... |
| 2 | Pali | sāmī | owner; master; lord |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्वामिन् | an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |