Where does “ฝ่าไฟแดง” come from?

ฝ่าไฟแดง (Thai) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

ฝ่าไฟแดง (Thai): to run a red light

Definitions

  1. to run a red light

Ancestry of “ฝ่าไฟแดง”, step by step

ฝ่าไฟแดง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฝ่า

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

via Thai แดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแดงred; to reveal; cent; money
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ˀdɛːŋᴬ³
3Proto-Tai*C̥.dwiːŋᴬ

via Thai ไฟ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
2Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lisEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš