Where does “หัวข่าว” come from?

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

หัวข่าว (Thai): headline

Definitions

  1. headline

Ancestry of “หัวข่าว”, step by step

หัวข่าว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

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

via Thai ข่าว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข่าวnews
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →