Where does “หวงแหน” come from?

หวงแหน (Thai) comes from Thai แหน, from Proto-Tai ʰneːᴬ — duckweed.

หวงแหน (Thai): to be extremely possessive of something

Definitions

  1. to be extremely possessive of something

Ancestry of “หวงแหน”, step by step

หวงแหน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แหน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแหนto treasure; to keep for oneself; to hold onto;...
2Proto-Taiʰneːᴬduckweed

via Thai หวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหวงto guard; to keep for oneself; to be possessive
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰneːᴬEvery word from Thai แหน