Where does “ฟังหูไว้หู” come from?

ฟังหูไว้หู (Thai) comes from Thai ฟัง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai walᴬ — to slash.

ฟังหูไว้หู (Thai): do not completely believe in what you are told; listen with a grain of salt

Definitions

  1. do not completely believe in what you are told; listen with a grain of salt

Ancestry of “ฟังหูไว้หู”, step by step

ฟังหูไว้หู traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฟัง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟังto listen; to hear; to obey; to comply with
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash

via Thai ไว้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไว้to place; to locate; to keep; to hold; to...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiwaj/aɰᶜ²to keep

via Thai หู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหูear; ear-like part of anything, as bag handle,...
2Proto-Taikrwɯːᴬear
Every word from Proto-Tai walᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ →Every word from Thai ฟัง →