Where does “หัวโต๊ะ” come from?

หัวโต๊ะ (Thai) comes from Thai โต๊ะ, from Malay tok — grandfather.

หัวโต๊ะ (Thai): the head of a table; the most important or prominent seat at a table; the seat of the chairperson or presiding officer; the seat of the host (of a meal, banquet, etc)

Definitions

  1. the head of a table; the most important or prominent seat at a table; the seat of the chairperson or presiding officer; the seat of the host (of a meal, banquet, etc)

Ancestry of “หัวโต๊ะ”, step by step

หัวโต๊ะ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โต๊ะ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโต๊ะtable; desk; Alternative form of โตก; used as a...
2Malaytokgrandfather

via Thai หัว

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