Where does “ถอนหงอก” come from?

ถอนหงอก (Thai) comes from Thai หงอก, from Proto-Tai ʰŋwuːkᴰ — grey-haired.

ถอนหงอก (Thai): to treat an adult or senior with contempt or...

Definitions

  1. to treat an adult or senior with contempt or...

Ancestry of “ถอนหงอก”, step by step

ถอนหงอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หงอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหงอกgray; silver; white
2Proto-Taiʰŋwuːkᴰgrey-haired

via Thai ถอน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiถอนto pull out; to remove
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰŋwuːkᴰ →Every word from Thai หงอก →