Where does “หอกข้างแคร่” come from?
หอกข้างแคร่ (Thai) comes from Thai ข้าง, from Proto-Tai k.raːŋᶜ — side; ribs.
หอกข้างแคร่ (Thai): close relative or friend who turns enemy; one's close relative or friend that turns or can at any time turn against one
Definitions
- close relative or friend who turns enemy; one's close relative or friend that turns or can at any time turn against one
Ancestry of “หอกข้างแคร่”, step by step
หอกข้างแคร่ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ข้าง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ข้าง | towards; in the direction of; beside; on the side... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | k.raːŋᶜ | side; ribs |
via Thai หอก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | หอก | spear; used as an intensifier: the heck; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | kroːkᴰ | spear |
via Thai แคร่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แคร่ | (classifiers: for ones with legs; or for ones without legs; for ones carried as sedan chairs) a type of traditional, table-like seat or bed, usually made of bamboo, sometimes legless and carried on poles as a sedan chair |