Where does “เห็นอกเห็นใจ” come from?

เห็นอกเห็นใจ (Thai) comes from Thai อก, from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak — crow; to caw.

เห็นอกเห็นใจ (Thai): to have a heart (for); to feel (for); to sympathise (with); to empathise (with); to commiserate

Definitions

  1. to have a heart (for); to feel (for); to sympathise (with); to empathise (with); to commiserate

Ancestry of “เห็นอกเห็นใจ”, step by step

เห็นอกเห็นใจ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอกchest; breast; heart; feelings
2Proto-Vieticʔaːkcrow
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkʔaakcrow; to caw

via Thai ใจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
2Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath

via Thai เห็น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเห็นto see: to perceive visually or mentally; to...
2Proto-Taitranᴬto see
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk →Every word from Thai อก →