Where does “กินครึ่งทิ้งครึ่ง” come from?

กินครึ่งทิ้งครึ่ง (Thai) comes from Thai ครึ่ง, from Proto-Tai ɡrɤŋᴮ — half.

กินครึ่งทิ้งครึ่ง (Thai): To eat something in part and throw the other part away; to be extravagant in eating

Definitions

  1. To eat something in part and throw the other part away; to be extravagant in eating

Ancestry of “กินครึ่งทิ้งครึ่ง”, step by step

กินครึ่งทิ้งครึ่ง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ครึ่ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiครึ่งhalf
2Proto-Taiɡrɤŋᴮhalf

via Thai กิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกินto consume; to wrongfully accept, take, or...
2Proto-Taikɯɲᴬto eat

via Thai ทิ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทิ้งto dispose, to discard; to throw away
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