Where does “หัวค่ำ” come from?

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

หัวค่ำ (Thai): the beginning part of the night

Definitions

  1. the beginning part of the night

Ancestry of “หัวค่ำ”, step by step

หัวค่ำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

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

via Thai ค่ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiค่ำday; dusk; nightfall; to become dark; to enter...
2Proto-Taiɣamᴮnight
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →