Where does “นิ้วโป้ง” come from?

นิ้วโป้ง (Thai) comes from Thai นิ้ว, from Proto-Tai *niːwꟲ.

นิ้วโป้ง (Thai): thumb; big toe

Definitions

  1. thumb; big toe

Ancestry of “นิ้วโป้ง”, step by step

นิ้วโป้ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นิ้ว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนิ้วfinger; toe; inch
2Proto-Tai*niːwꟲ

via Thai โป้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโป้งbig; large; boastful; talkative; to be mad at...
Every word from Proto-Tai *niːwꟲEvery word from Thai นิ้ว