Where does “กนก” come from?

กนก (Thai) comes from Sanskrit कनक, from Sanskrit कणिक.

กนก (Thai): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “กนก”, step by step

กนก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कनक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकनकgold; thorn apple; Mesua ferrea
2Sanskritकणिक—

via Pali kanaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikanaka—
Every word from Sanskrit कणिक →Every word from Sanskrit कनक →