Where does “Phang Nga” come from?

Phang Nga (English) comes from Thai พังงา, from Malay pangan, from Javanese ꦥꦔꦤ꧀, from Old Javanese paṅan.

Ancestry of “Phang Nga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพังงา—
2Malaypanganfood
3Javaneseꦥꦔꦤ꧀food
4Old Javanesepaṅan—
Every word from Old Javanese paṅan →Every word from Javanese ꦥꦔꦤ꧀ →Every word from Malay pangan →