Where does “จับตา” come from?

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

จับตา (Thai): to keep an eye on

Definitions

  1. to keep an eye on

Ancestry of “จับตา”, step by step

จับตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตา

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

via Thai จับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจับto touch; to grab; to grasp; to grip; to hold; to...
2Proto-Taicapᴰto grasp; to perch
Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬ →Every word from Thai ตา →