Where does “เห็ดหูหนู” come from?

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

เห็ดหูหนู (Thai): wood ear; cloud ear

Definitions

  1. wood ear; cloud ear

Ancestry of “เห็ดหูหนู”, step by step

เห็ดหูหนู traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหูear; ear-like part of anything, as bag handle,...
2Proto-Taikrwɯːᴬear

via Thai หนู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหนูmurid: member of the Muridae family; mouse; rat;...
2Proto-Taiʰnuːᴬmouse; rat

via Thai เห็ด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเห็ดmushroom
2Proto-Taiʰrwetᴰmushroom
Every word from Proto-Tai krwɯːᴬ →Every word from Thai หู →