Where does “หมาหัวเน่า” come from?

หมาหัวเน่า (Thai) comes from Thai หัว, from Proto-Tai truəᴬ — head.

หมาหัวเน่า (Thai): person generally despised or avoided: outcast, pariah, leper, etc

Definitions

  1. person generally despised or avoided: outcast, pariah, leper, etc

Ancestry of “หมาหัวเน่า”, step by step

หมาหัวเน่า traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead

via Thai เน่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเน่าdecayed; decomposed; putrid; rotten; bad; poor;...
2Proto-Tainawᴮrotten

via Thai หมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมาcanine: any animal of the family Canidae, as dog,...
2Proto-Taiʰmaːᴬdog; to come
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬEvery word from Thai หัว