Where does “방콕” come from?
방콕 (Korean) 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.
방콕 (Korean): staying in one's room without going out
Definitions
- staying in one's room without going out
Ancestry of “방콕”, step by step
방콕 traces back through 3 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 Korean 방(房)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 방(房) | — |
via Korean 콕
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 콕 | — |