Where does “หูหนวก” come from?

หูหนวก (Thai) comes from Thai หู, from Proto-Tai krwɯːᴬ — ear.

หูหนวก (Thai): deaf; deafness

Definitions

  1. deaf; deafness

Ancestry of “หูหนวก”, step by step

หูหนวก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหูear; ear-like part of anything, as bag handle,...
2Proto-Taikrwɯːᴬear

via Thai หนวก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนวกdeaf; unhearing
2Proto-Taiʰnuəkᴰdeaf

Words derived from “หูหนวก”

Every word from Proto-Tai krwɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai หู →