Where does “หัวนอก” come from?

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

หัวนอก (Thai): xenophilic; having a preference for foreign cultures, products, or ideas

Definitions

  1. xenophilic; having a preference for foreign cultures, products, or ideas

Ancestry of “หัวนอก”, step by step

หัวนอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

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

via Thai นอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนอกoutside; out; external; outside
2Proto-Tail̩.noːkᴰoutside
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →