Where does “หัวข้อ” come from?

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

หัวข้อ (Thai): topic, subject

Definitions

  1. topic, subject

Ancestry of “หัวข้อ”, step by step

หัวข้อ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

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

via Thai ข้อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้อjoint
2Proto-Taiχoːᶜjoint
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →
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