Where does “หัวโจก” come from?

หัวโจก (Thai) comes from Thai โจก, from English joke, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

หัวโจก (Thai): ringleader

Definitions

  1. ringleader

Ancestry of “หัวโจก”, step by step

หัวโจก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โจก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโจกchief; head; leader
2EnglishjokeAn amusing story; Something said or done for...
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →