Where does “ขี้มูก” come from?

ขี้มูก (Thai) comes from Thai มูก, from Sanskrit मूक, from Proto-Indo-European muHkós, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

ขี้มูก (Thai): snot; mucus; booger

Definitions

  1. snot; mucus; booger

Ancestry of “ขี้มูก”, step by step

ขี้มูก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมูกmute; silent; mucus from the nose; nasal mucus;...
2Sanskritमूकdumb, mute; silent, speechless
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHkósdumb, mute
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

via Thai ขี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขี้to defecate; to have a bowel movement; faeces;...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qɯjꟲexcrement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European muHkós →Every word from Sanskrit मूक →