Where does “ข้ามหัว” come from?

ข้ามหัว (Thai) comes from Thai หัว, from Proto-Tai truəᴬ — head.

ข้ามหัว (Thai): to do things without consulting or paying respect to people involved; to go over someone's head; to be irreverent

Definitions

  1. to do things without consulting or paying respect to people involved; to go over someone's head; to be irreverent

Ancestry of “ข้ามหัว”, step by step

ข้ามหัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead

via Thai ข้าม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้ามto cross; to skip
2Proto-Taiχaːmᶜto cross
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →