Where does “ขุนนาง” come from?

ขุนนาง (Thai) comes from Thai นาง, from Proto-Tai naːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 娘.

ขุนนาง (Thai): public officer; public servant; government...

Definitions

  1. public officer; public servant; government...

Ancestry of “ขุนนาง”, step by step

ขุนนาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนางwoman
2Proto-Tainaːŋᴬlady
3Middle Chinese

via Thai ขุน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขุนchief, lord, master, leader; ruler,...
2Middle Chinese
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