Where does “ใบหู” come from?

ใบหู (Thai) comes from Thai ใบ, from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ — leaf.

ใบหู (Thai): pinna, auricle

Definitions

  1. pinna, auricle

Ancestry of “ใบหู”, step by step

ใบหู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใบleaf; sail; legal document
2Proto-Taiɓaɰᴬleaf

via Thai หู

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหูear; ear-like part of anything, as bag handle,...
2Proto-Taikrwɯːᴬear
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใบ →