Where does “ใจคอ” come from?

ใจคอ (Thai) comes from Thai คอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ², from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 喉.

ใจคอ (Thai): state of mind; frame of mind; disposition; emotion; feeling; attitude

Definitions

  1. state of mind; frame of mind; disposition; emotion; feeling; attitude

Ancestry of “ใจคอ”, step by step

ใจคอ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคอneck; throat
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɣɔːᴬ²—
3Proto-Taiɣoːᴬneck
4Middle Chinese喉—

via Thai ใจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
2Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →