Where does “กง” come from?

กง (Thai) comes from Thai กุ้ง, from Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ — shrimp.

กง (Thai): ring; rim; circle; arc; wheel of life; a group of...

Definitions

  1. ring; rim; circle; arc; wheel of life; a group of...

Ancestry of “กง”, step by step

กง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กุ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกุ้งshrimp; prawn
2Proto-Tai*kuŋᴮ/ꟲshrimp

via Proto-Southwestern Tai *kiŋᴮ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Tai*kiŋᴮ—

Words derived from “กง”

Every word from Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ →Every word from Thai กุ้ง →