Where does “ก้างขวางคอ” come from?

ก้างขวางคอ (Thai) comes from Thai คอ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ², from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ, from Middle Chinese 喉.

ก้างขวางคอ (Thai): person who prevents a loving couple from enjoying...

Definitions

  1. person who prevents a loving couple from enjoying...

Ancestry of “ก้างขวางคอ”, step by step

ก้างขวางคอ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคอneck; throat
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɣɔːᴬ²—
3Proto-Taiɣoːᴬneck
4Middle Chinese喉—

via Thai ก้าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiก้างfishbone
2Proto-Tai*kaːŋꟲ—
3Middle Chinese鯁—

via Thai ขวาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiขวางTo lie athwart; To obstruct
2Middle Chinese橫—
Every word from Middle Chinese 喉 →Every word from Proto-Tai ɣoːᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːᴬ² →
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