Where does “คางคกขึ้นวอ” come from?

คางคกขึ้นวอ (Thai) comes from Thai ขึ้น, from Proto-Tai *χɯnꟲ — to ascend.

คางคกขึ้นวอ (Thai): low person who puts on airs after having a better life or gaining wealth or admiration

Definitions

  1. low person who puts on airs after having a better life or gaining wealth or admiration

Ancestry of “คางคกขึ้นวอ”, step by step

คางคกขึ้นวอ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขึ้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขึ้นup; upwards; frontally; frontwards; northerly;...
2Proto-Tai*χɯnꟲto ascend

via Thai วอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวอroofed palanquin for a royal person or member of a royal harem

via Thai คางคก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคางคกtoad
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