Where does “แม่สื่อ” come from?

แม่สื่อ (Thai) comes from Thai แม่, from Proto-Tai meːᴮ — mother.

แม่สื่อ (Thai): female matchmaker

Definitions

  1. female matchmaker

Ancestry of “แม่สื่อ”, step by step

แม่สื่อ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother

via Thai สื่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสื่อto communicate; to convey a message; to transmit;...
Every word from Proto-Tai meːᴮEvery word from Thai แม่