Where does “ลักยิ้ม” come from?

ลักยิ้ม (Thai) comes from Thai ลัก, from Proto-Tai *C̬.lakᴰ.

ลักยิ้ม (Thai): dimple

Definitions

  1. dimple

Ancestry of “ลักยิ้ม”, step by step

ลักยิ้ม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ลัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลักto steal; to sneak; to smuggle
2Proto-Tai*C̬.lakᴰ—

via Thai ยิ้ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยิ้มsmile; to smile; to fuck: to have sex
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.lakᴰ →Every word from Thai ลัก →