Where does “ทูนหัว” come from?

ทูนหัว (Thai) comes from Thai หัว, from Proto-Tai truəᴬ — head.

ทูนหัว (Thai): to hold or place on the head (in order to carry)

Definitions

  1. to hold or place on the head (in order to carry)

Ancestry of “ทูนหัว”, step by step

ทูนหัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead

via Thai ทูน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทูนto carry on head
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →