Where does “อกไหม้ไส้ขม” come from?

อกไหม้ไส้ขม (Thai) comes from Thai อก, from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak — crow; to caw.

อกไหม้ไส้ขม (Thai): To undergo serious emotional disturbances

Definitions

  1. To undergo serious emotional disturbances

Ancestry of “อกไหม้ไส้ขม”, step by step

อกไหม้ไส้ขม traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอกchest; breast; heart; feelings
2Proto-Vieticʔaːkcrow
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkʔaakcrow; to caw

via Thai ไส้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไส้intestine; someone or something that fills or is...
2Proto-Tai*sajꟲ

via Thai ขม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขมbitter
2Proto-TaiC̬.qɤmᴬbitter
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaakEvery word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːkEvery word from Thai อก