Where does “ดูถูก” come from?

ดูถูก (Thai) comes from Thai ดู, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³.

ดูถูก (Thai): to disparage; to belittle; to depreciate; to slight; to treat with contempt

Definitions

  1. to disparage; to belittle; to depreciate; to slight; to treat with contempt

Ancestry of “ดูถูก”, step by step

ดูถูก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดูto see, to perceive with one's eyes; to look
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀduːᴬ³

via Thai ถูก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiถูกaccurate; precise; appropriate; proper; suitable;...
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ˀduːᴬ³Every word from Thai ดู
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