Where does “เข้าตา” come from?

เข้าตา (Thai) comes from Thai ตา, from Proto-Tai taːᴬ — maternal grandfather.

เข้าตา (Thai): to attract someone's attention, favour, or liking

Definitions

  1. to attract someone's attention, favour, or liking

Ancestry of “เข้าตา”, step by step

เข้าตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

via Thai เข้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเข้าto move in or inwards: to come in, to go in, to...
2Proto-Tai*χawꟲto enter
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