Where does “คนใหญ่คนโต” come from?

คนใหญ่คนโต (Thai) comes from Thai คน, from Proto-Tai ɢwɯnᴬ — human being, person; human; person; human being;...

คนใหญ่คนโต (Thai): person in authority; person of rank; exalted person

Definitions

  1. person in authority; person of rank; exalted person

Ancestry of “คนใหญ่คนโต”, step by step

คนใหญ่คนโต traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคนperson; people; human being; to stir; to...
2Proto-Taiɢwɯnᴬhuman being, person; human; person; human being;...

via Thai ใหญ่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใหญ่big; very big; large; great; important; main; to...

via Thai โต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโตbig; large; lion
Every word from Proto-Tai ɢwɯnᴬEvery word from Thai คน