Where does “ขี้หนู” come from?

ขี้หนู (Thai) comes from Thai ขี้, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ — excrement.

ขี้หนู (Thai): mouse or rat droppings

Definitions

  1. mouse or rat droppings

Ancestry of “ขี้หนู”, step by step

ขี้หนู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขี้to defecate; to have a bowel movement; faeces;...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qɯjꟲexcrement

via Thai หนู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนูmurid: member of the Muridae family; mouse; rat;...
2Proto-Taiʰnuːᴬmouse; rat
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ →Every word from Thai ขี้ →