Where does “ขี้หน้า” come from?

ขี้หน้า (Thai) comes from Thai หน้า, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ — face.

ขี้หน้า (Thai): face of a person

Definitions

  1. face of a person

Ancestry of “ขี้หน้า”, step by step

ขี้หน้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หน้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหน้าface; surface; front; person; reputation; dignity
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Thai ขี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขี้to defecate; to have a bowel movement; faeces;...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qɯjꟲexcrement
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜEvery word from Thai หน้า