Where does “หัวเก่า” come from?

หัวเก่า (Thai) comes from Thai เก่า, from Proto-Tai kawᴮ, from Middle Chinese 故.

หัวเก่า (Thai): old-fashioned; conservative

Definitions

  1. old-fashioned; conservative

Ancestry of “หัวเก่า”, step by step

หัวเก่า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เก่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเก่าold; old; former; previous
2Proto-Taikawᴮold
3Middle Chinese故—

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead
Every word from Middle Chinese 故 →Every word from Proto-Tai kawᴮ →Every word from Thai เก่า →
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