Where does “สู่ขอ” come from?

สู่ขอ (Thai) comes from Thai ขอ, from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ — hook.

สู่ขอ (Thai): to ask for (someone's) hand in marriage

Definitions

  1. to ask for (someone's) hand in marriage

Ancestry of “สู่ขอ”, step by step

สู่ขอ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขอhook curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something
2Proto-Taixɔːᴬhook

via Thai ส

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสthe 40th consonant letter of the Thai alphabet
2Proto-Southwestern Taisuːᴬyou
Every word from Proto-Tai xɔːᴬ →Every word from Thai ขอ →