Where does “เอามือซุกหีบ” come from?

เอามือซุกหีบ (Thai) comes from Thai มือ, from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬ — hand.

เอามือซุกหีบ (Thai): to ask for trouble

Definitions

  1. to ask for trouble

Ancestry of “เอามือซุกหีบ”, step by step

เอามือซุกหีบ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมือhand
2Proto-Taimwɯːᴬhand

via Thai เอา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเอาto bring; to take; to capture; to seize; to cope;...
2Proto-Taiʔawᴬto take

via Thai หีบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหีบbox, chest, or similar container, especially one of a square shape and having a lid
Every word from Proto-Tai mwɯːᴬEvery word from Thai มือ