Where does “natang” come from?

natang (Malay) comes from Classical Malay natang, from Thai หน้าต่าง, from Thai หน้า, from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ — face.

natang (Malay): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “natang”, step by step

natang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Malay natang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Malaynatang—
2Thaiหน้าต่างwindow
3Thaiหน้าface; surface; front; person; reputation; dignity
4Proto-Taiʰnaːᶜface

via Malay binatang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybinatanganimal
2Classical Malaybinatanganimal

Words derived from “natang”

Every word from Proto-Tai ʰnaːᶜ →Every word from Thai หน้า →Every word from Thai หน้าต่าง →