Where does “ตาแมว” come from?

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

ตาแมว (Thai): peephole; cat's eye; magic eye

Definitions

  1. peephole; cat's eye; magic eye

Ancestry of “ตาแมว”, step by step

ตาแมว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตา

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

via Thai แมว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแมวcat; catmeat; any of numerous fish of the genera...
Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬEvery word from Thai ตา