Where does “ကောန်” come from?
ကောန် (Mon) comes from Thai กล, from Pali kula, from Pali samagga, from Pali agga, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.
ကောန် (Mon): child (descendant); cub
Definitions
- child (descendant); cub
Ancestry of “ကောန်”, step by step
ကောန် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai กล
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กล | magic: the art of producing illusions; trick:... |
| 2 | Pali | kula | clan, caste, family |
| 3 | Pali | samagga | united, being in harmony |
| 4 | Pali | agga | highest; top-most |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अग्र | foremost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अङ्ग् | to go |
| 7 | Sanskrit | इङ्ग् | to agitate |
via Proto-Mon-Khmer kuun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | kuun | child |