Where does “คนงาน” come from?

คนงาน (Thai) comes from Thai คน, from Proto-Tai ɢwɯnᴬ — human being, person; human; person; human being;...

คนงาน (Thai): worker; workman

Definitions

  1. worker; workman

Ancestry of “คนงาน”, step by step

คนงาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคนperson; people; human being; to stir; to...
2Proto-Taiɢwɯnᴬhuman being, person; human; person; human being;...

via Thai งาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงานjob; work; task; ngan, area of land equal to a...
Every word from Proto-Tai ɢwɯnᴬEvery word from Thai คน