Where does “ขี้อาย” come from?

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

ขี้อาย (Thai): shy

Definitions

  1. shy

Ancestry of “ขี้อาย”, step by step

ขี้อาย 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 อาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอายto be shy
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ →Every word from Thai ขี้ →