Where does “จับหวัด” come from?

จับหวัด (Thai) comes from Thai หวัด, from Proto-Tai q.watᴰ — cold.

จับหวัด (Thai): to catch a cold

Definitions

  1. to catch a cold

Ancestry of “จับหวัด”, step by step

จับหวัด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หวัด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหวัดcommon cold; carelessly; hastily; briefly;...
2Proto-Taiq.watᴰcold

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 q.watᴰ →Every word from Thai หวัด →