Where does “เล่นหัว” come from?

เล่นหัว (Thai) comes from Thai หัว, from Proto-Tai truəᴬ — head.

เล่นหัว (Thai): to mock; to tease; to kid

Definitions

  1. to mock; to tease; to kid

Ancestry of “เล่นหัว”, step by step

เล่นหัว traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หัว

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

via Thai เล่น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเล่นto play
Every word from Proto-Tai truəᴬ →Every word from Thai หัว →