Where does “หน้าตา” come from?

หน้าตา (Thai) comes from Thai หน้า, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ — face.

หน้าตา (Thai): countenance; look; outward appearance; physical...

Definitions

  1. countenance; look; outward appearance; physical...

Ancestry of “หน้าตา”, step by step

หน้าตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หน้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหน้าface; surface; front; person; reputation; dignity
2Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ →Every word from Thai หน้า →