Where does “จกตา” come from?

จกตา (Thai) comes from Thai จก, from Thai กิ๊ก, from Thai กิกะไบต์, from English gigabyte, from English giga-, from English Chad, from English ICH, from English ichthyophthiriasis — bird.

จกตา (Thai): to deceive the eye; to misrepresent; to give misrepresentation (of); to give or convey a false expression or impression (of); to lie

Definitions

  1. to deceive the eye; to misrepresent; to give misrepresentation (of); to give or convey a false expression or impression (of); to lie

Ancestry of “จกตา”, step by step

จกตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจกto strike (snake)
2Thaiกิ๊กillicit lover; to engage in an illicit romantic...
3Thaiกิกะไบต์gigabyte
4Englishgigabyte10, one billion bytes. SI symbol: GB; a gibibyte...
5Englishgiga-In the International System of Units and other...
6EnglishChadA very handsome, usually tall, man whom women...
7EnglishICHInitialism of intracranial hemorrhage; Initialism...
8EnglishichthyophthiriasisA parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused...
9EnglishIchthyophthirius
10Ancient Greekἰχθύςfish
11Ancient Greekἀετόςeagle; the constellation Aquila; omen
12Proto-Hellenicayyetós
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewyetós
14Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewyetósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ayyetós