Where does “จอตา” come from?

จอตา (Thai) comes from Thai ตา, from Proto-Tai taːᴬ — maternal grandfather.

จอตา (Thai): retina

Definitions

  1. retina

Ancestry of “จอตา”, step by step

จอตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

via Thai จอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiจอYear of the Dog, the eleventh year in the cycle of twelve years under the lunar calendar
Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬEvery word from Thai ตา