Where does “แม่อยู่หัว” come from?

แม่อยู่หัว (Thai) comes from Thai อยู่, from Proto-Tai ˀjuːᴮ — to be.

แม่อยู่หัว (Thai): an honorific given to a female monarch, queen...

Definitions

  1. an honorific given to a female monarch, queen...

Ancestry of “แม่อยู่หัว”, step by step

แม่อยู่หัว traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อยู่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอยู่to dwell, to live, to reside; to remain, to stay;...
2Proto-Taiˀjuːᴮto be

via Thai หัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหัวhead; swelling; protuberance; bulb, tuber, or...
2Proto-Taitruəᴬhead

via Thai แม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแม่mother; female head, chief, or leader; woman in...
2Proto-Taimeːᴮmother
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