Where does “เห็นแก่” come from?

เห็นแก่ (Thai) comes from Thai เห็น, from Proto-Tai tranᴬ — to see.

เห็นแก่ (Thai): to think (only) of

Definitions

  1. to think (only) of

Ancestry of “เห็นแก่”, step by step

เห็นแก่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เห็น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเห็นto see: to perceive visually or mentally; to...
2Proto-Taitranᴬto see

via Thai แก่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแก่old; aged; aging; mature; ripe; dark
2Proto-Taikeːᴮold
Every word from Proto-Tai tranᴬ →Every word from Thai เห็น →