Where does “แม่เลี้ยง” come from?

แม่เลี้ยง (Thai) comes from Thai เลี้ยง, from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.

แม่เลี้ยง (Thai): foster mother; stepmother; wealthy woman; woman...

Definitions

  1. foster mother; stepmother; wealthy woman; woman...

Ancestry of “แม่เลี้ยง”, step by step

แม่เลี้ยง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เลี้ยง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเลี้ยงto maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period
2Proto-Tai*liəŋꟲ—
3Old Chinese養—

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
Every word from Old Chinese 養 →Every word from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ →Every word from Thai เลี้ยง →