Where does “หนุนหลัง” come from?

หนุนหลัง (Thai) comes from Thai หลัง, from Proto-Tai ʰlaŋᴬ — back.

หนุนหลัง (Thai): to back or support, especially in a wrong matter

Definitions

  1. to back or support, especially in a wrong matter

Ancestry of “หนุนหลัง”, step by step

หนุนหลัง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หลัง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลังback; back; rear; next; after; later; hind
2Proto-Taiʰlaŋᴬback

via Thai หนุน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนุนto support; to prop; to bear
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰlaŋᴬEvery word from Thai หลัง