Where does “หน้าแตก” come from?

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

หน้าแตก (Thai): Alternative form of หน้าแหก

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of หน้าแหก

Ancestry of “หน้าแตก”, step by step

หน้าแตก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หน้า

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

via Thai แตก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแตกto break; to crack; to split; to fracture; to...
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜEvery word from Thai หน้า
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