Where does “พ่อตา” come from?

พ่อตา (Thai) comes from Thai พ่อ, from Proto-Tai boːᴮ — not; father.

พ่อตา (Thai): wife's father

Definitions

  1. wife's father

Ancestry of “พ่อตา”, step by step

พ่อตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พ่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพ่อfather; male head, lord, leader, or master; man...
2Proto-Taiboːᴮnot; father

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather
Every word from Proto-Tai boːᴮ →Every word from Thai พ่อ →