Where does “หูฟัง” come from?

หูฟัง (Thai) comes from Thai ฟัง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai walᴬ — to slash.

หูฟัง (Thai): headphone; ear bud; stethoscope

Definitions

  1. headphone; ear bud; stethoscope

Ancestry of “หูฟัง”, step by step

หูฟัง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฟัง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟังto listen; to hear; to obey; to comply with
2Proto-Southwestern Taivaŋᴬto listen
3Proto-Taiwalᴬto slash

via Thai หู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหูear; ear-like part of anything, as bag handle,...
2Proto-Taikrwɯːᴬear
Every word from Proto-Tai walᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai vaŋᴬ →Every word from Thai ฟัง →