Where does “ตกหลุมรัก” come from?

ตกหลุมรัก (Thai) comes from Thai ตก, from Proto-Tai tokᴰ — to drop.

ตกหลุมรัก (Thai): to fall in love

Definitions

  1. to fall in love

Ancestry of “ตกหลุมรัก”, step by step

ตกหลุมรัก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตกto fall; to drop
2Proto-Taitokᴰto drop

via Thai รัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรักto love, to have affection (for), to adore, to admire, to cherish, to be fond (of); to prefer, to favour
2Proto-Tairakᴰlacquer

via Thai หลุม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลุมhole; pit
Every word from Proto-Tai tokᴰ →Every word from Thai ตก →