Where does “เอาแต่ใจ” come from?

เอาแต่ใจ (Thai) comes from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.

เอาแต่ใจ (Thai): self-absorbed; self-centred; self-willed

Definitions

  1. self-absorbed; self-centred; self-willed

Ancestry of “เอาแต่ใจ”, step by step

เอาแต่ใจ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใจ

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

via Thai เอา

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

via Thai แต่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแต่from; since; only; just; but; however
Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใจ →