Where does “มดแดงแฝงพวงมะม่วง” come from?

มดแดงแฝงพวงมะม่วง (Thai) comes from Thai มะม่วง, from Thai หมากม่วง, from Thai หมาก, from Proto-Tai ʰmaːkᴰ — fruit.

มดแดงแฝงพวงมะม่วง (Thai): A man who secretly falls in love with a neighbouring, nearby or closely acquainted woman and tries to prevent any other man from getting close to her

Definitions

  1. A man who secretly falls in love with a neighbouring, nearby or closely acquainted woman and tries to prevent any other man from getting close to her

Ancestry of “มดแดงแฝงพวงมะม่วง”, step by step

มดแดงแฝงพวงมะม่วง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มะม่วง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมะม่วงmango; mango tree; venereal bubo
2Thaiหมากม่วงmango
3Thaiหมากbetel nut; areca nut
4Proto-Taiʰmaːkᴰfruit

via Thai พวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพวงcluster; bunch; string; testis; sultan fish: the...
2Old Khmerpvaṅa

via Thai มดแดง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมดแดง
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmaːkᴰEvery word from Thai หมากEvery word from Thai หมากม่วง