Where does “บัวใต้น้ำ” come from?

บัวใต้น้ำ (Thai) comes from Thai ใต้, from Thai ฝ่า, from Thai ละออง, from Thai ธุลี, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis — smoke; mist, haze.

บัวใต้น้ำ (Thai): person of low intelligence; stupid person; idiot

Definitions

  1. person of low intelligence; stupid person; idiot

Ancestry of “บัวใต้น้ำ”, step by step

บัวใต้น้ำ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใต้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใต้south; south; southern; southward; inferior;...
2Thaiฝ่าpalm of the hand; sole of the foot; to go...
3Thaiละอองfine particles; dust; powder
4Thaiธุลีdust
5Sanskritधूलिdust, powder, pollen
6Proto-Indo-AryandʰuHliṣ
7Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHliš
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂lis
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Thai น้ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้ำwater; any liquid or fluid; body of water, as...
2Proto-Tai*C̬.namꟲwater

via Thai บัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัวany of various aquatic plants of the following...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lisEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš