Where does “เล่นตา” come from?

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

เล่นตา (Thai): to flirt with the eyes

Definitions

  1. to flirt with the eyes

Ancestry of “เล่นตา”, step by step

เล่นตา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตา

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

via Thai เล่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเล่นto play
Every word from Proto-Tai taːᴬ →Every word from Thai ตา →