Where does “งู ๆ ปลา ๆ” come from?

งู ๆ ปลา ๆ (Thai) comes from Thai งู, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai ŋwɯːᴬ — snake.

งู ๆ ปลา ๆ (Thai): basic; shallow; unfluent; unsmart; little

Definitions

  1. basic; shallow; unfluent; unsmart; little

Ancestry of “งู ๆ ปลา ๆ”, step by step

งู ๆ ปลา ๆ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai งู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงูsnake; penis
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ŋuːᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taiŋwɯːᴬsnake

via Thai ปลา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปลาfish
2Proto-Taiplaːᴬfish

via Thai ๆ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiๆrepetition marker; repetition mark; "repetition...
2Thai๒2
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwɯːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai งู →