Where does “ตาต่ำ” come from?

ตาต่ำ (Thai) comes from Thai ต่ำ, from Proto-Tai tamᴮ — low; short.

ตาต่ำ (Thai): bad at judging or selecting; incapable of seeing, appraising, or appreciating the worth or value of someone or something

Definitions

  1. bad at judging or selecting; incapable of seeing, appraising, or appreciating the worth or value of someone or something

Ancestry of “ตาต่ำ”, step by step

ตาต่ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ต่ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่ำlow
2Proto-Taitamᴮlow; short

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather
Every word from Proto-Tai tamᴮ →Every word from Thai ต่ำ →