Where does “หัวใส” come from?

หัวใส (Thai) comes from Thai ใส, from Chinese 四, from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij.

หัวใส (Thai): shrewd

Definitions

  1. shrewd

Ancestry of “หัวใส”, step by step

หัวใส traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใส

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใสclear; transparent; crystalline; spotless;...
2Chinese四four
3Sino-Tibetan*pV-lij—

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Chinese 四 →Every word from Thai ใส →