Where does “อุดหู” come from?

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

อุดหู (Thai): to plug the ears, stop up one's ears

Definitions

  1. to plug the ears, stop up one's ears

Ancestry of “อุดหู”, step by step

อุดหู 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 อด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอดto abstain; to forbear; to refrain; to hold; to...
2Proto-Taiʔɤtᴰto go hungry
Every word from Proto-Tai krwɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai หู →