Where does “หมูหมากาไก่” come from?

หมูหมากาไก่ (Thai) comes from Thai กา, from Thai กากบาท, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

หมูหมากาไก่ (Thai): basic; insignificant; simple; trivial; unserious

Definitions

  1. basic; insignificant; simple; trivial; unserious

Ancestry of “หมูหมากาไก่”, step by step

หมูหมากาไก่ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกาcrow; teapot; to make or write a cross symbol
2Thaiกากบาทcross symbol; plus symbol; Thai fourth tone mark
3Thaiบาทpriest; foot; an honorific for or term of address...
4Palipādafoot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
5Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Thai ไก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไก่fowl; domesticated fowl, as chicken, turkey, etc;...
2Proto-Taikajᴮchicken
3Middle Chinese

via Thai หมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมาcanine: any animal of the family Canidae, as dog,...
2Proto-Taiʰmaːᴬdog; to come
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds