Where does “หมาต๋า” come from?

หมาต๋า (Thai) comes from Chinese 馬打, from Malay mata-mata, from Malay mata, from Proto-Malayic mata, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian mata, from Proto-Austronesian maCa — eye organ.

หมาต๋า (Thai): police

Definitions

  1. police

Ancestry of “หมาต๋า”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese馬打police; police officer
2Malaymata-mataplural of mata; policeman; spy
3Malaymataeye; edge; hole
4Proto-Malayicmataeye
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianmataeye
6Proto-Austronesianmataeye
7Proto-AustronesianmaCaeye organ
Every word from Proto-Austronesian maCa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian mata →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian mata →