Where does “การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง” come from?
การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง (Thai) comes from Thai ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง, from Thai บัง, from Malay abang, from Javanese abang, from English Aban, from Hungarian aba, from Ottoman Turkish عبا, from Arabic عَبَاءَة — woollen tunic; cloak.
Ancestry of “การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง”, step by step
การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง | crime of collecting money, as taxes, fees, etc, from private citizens and failing to forward the money to the government; crime of appropriating public money |
| 2 | Thai | บัง | to cover: to shade, to screen, to hide from view,... |
| 3 | Malay | abang | brother; elder brother; red |
| 4 | Javanese | abang | red |
| 5 | English | Aban | The eighth solar month of the Persian calendar |
| 6 | Hungarian | aba | a thick, coarse, full cloth, typically woven from the wool of sheep or goats, usually undyed and of lower quality |
| 7 | Ottoman Turkish | عبا | cloak; aba |
| 8 | Arabic | عَبَاءَة | woollen tunic; cloak |