Where does “สายตา” come from?

สายตา (Thai) comes from Thai ตา, from Proto-Tai taːᴬ — maternal grandfather.

สายตา (Thai): eyesight; sight; vision

Definitions

  1. eyesight; sight; vision

Ancestry of “สายตา”, step by step

สายตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

via Thai สาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสายlate; delayed; late morning; line; wire; rope;...
2Proto-Taisaːjᴬcord; string

Words derived from “สายตา”

Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬ →Every word from Thai ตา →