Where does “ออกลาย” come from?

ออกลาย (Thai) comes from Thai ออก, from Proto-Tai ʔoːkᴰ — to exit.

ออกลาย (Thai): to show one's true nature; to show one's true colors

Definitions

  1. to show one's true nature; to show one's true colors

Ancestry of “ออกลาย”, step by step

ออกลาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ออก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiออกto pay; to come under; to come or go out, into...
2Proto-Taiʔoːkᴰto exit

via Thai ลาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลายdesign; pattern; striped
Every word from Proto-Tai ʔoːkᴰ →Every word from Thai ออก →