Where does “ใจลอย” come from?

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

ใจลอย (Thai): to be absent-minded; to be inattentive;...

Definitions

  1. to be absent-minded; to be inattentive;...

Ancestry of “ใจลอย”, step by step

ใจลอย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใจ

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

via Thai ลอย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลอยto float
2Proto-Tailoːjᴬto swim
Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใจ →