Where does “หัวหมอ” come from?

หัวหมอ (Thai) comes from Thai หมอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ, from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ, from Old Chinese 巫.

หัวหมอ (Thai): fiendishly clever; crafty; shrewd

Definitions

  1. fiendishly clever; crafty; shrewd

Ancestry of “หัวหมอ”, step by step

หัวหมอ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หมอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมอexpert; wizard; fortuneteller; clairvoyant;...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰmɔːᴬshaman
3Proto-Taiʰmoːᴬshaman
4Old Chinese巫—

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead
Every word from Old Chinese 巫 →Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai ʰmɔːᴬ →