Where does “ขอตัว” come from?
ขอตัว (Thai) comes from Thai ตัว, from Old Chinese 頭.
ขอตัว (Thai): to excuse oneself, beg off
Definitions
- to excuse oneself, beg off
Ancestry of “ขอตัว”, step by step
ขอตัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ตัว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ตัว | self; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;... |
| 2 | Old Chinese | 頭 | — |
via Thai ขอ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ขอ | hook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | xɔːᴬ | hook |