Where does “กรุงเฮก” come from?

กรุงเฮก (Thai) comes from Thai กรุง, from Old Khmer ក្រុង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kruŋ — to confine.

Ancestry of “กรุงเฮก”, step by step

กรุงเฮก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กรุง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกรุงcapital city; city of government seat, though not...
2Old Khmerក្រុង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkruŋto confine

via Thai เฮก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเฮก—
2EnglishHagueShortened or attributive form of
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kruŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ក្រុង៑ →Every word from Thai กรุง →