Where does “เฒ่าหัวงู” come from?

เฒ่าหัวงู (Thai) comes from Thai งู, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai ŋwɯːᴬ — snake.

เฒ่าหัวงู (Thai): dirty old man

Definitions

  1. dirty old man

Ancestry of “เฒ่าหัวงู”, step by step

เฒ่าหัวงู traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai งู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงูsnake; penis
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ŋuːᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taiŋwɯːᴬsnake

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead

via Thai เฒ่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเฒ่าaged, very old
2Proto-Taicrawᶜsenior
Every word from Proto-Tai ŋwɯːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ŋuːᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai งู →