Where does “Bangkokian” come from?
Bangkokian (English) comes from English Bangkok, from Thai บางกอก, from Thai กอก, from Thai ก, from English Google, from English googly, from English goo-goo, from Tagalog gago — stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering.
Bangkokian (English): A native or inhabitant of Bangkok; Of or from...
Definitions
- A native or inhabitant of Bangkok; Of or from...
Ancestry of “Bangkokian”, step by step
Bangkokian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bangkok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bangkok | The government of Thailand |
| 2 | Thai | บางกอก | — |
| 3 | Thai | กอก | olive; fig |
| 4 | Thai | ก | the first consonant letter of the Thai alphabet |
| 5 | English | Alternative letter-case form of google | |
| 6 | English | googly | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins... |
| 7 | English | goo-goo | A Philippine person; A government reformer;... |
| 8 | Tagalog | gago | ignorant; foolish; stupid; contemptible; fool;... |
| 9 | Spanish | gago | stutterer; stuttering |
| 10 | Galician | gago | stutterer; one who speaks nasally; stuttering |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |