Where does “คนร้าย” come from?

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

คนร้าย (Thai): bad person, wicked person, evil person, malicious person; evildoer, wrongdoer; criminal, offender, lawbreaker, outlaw; thief, robber, stealer

Definitions

  1. bad person, wicked person, evil person, malicious person; evildoer, wrongdoer; criminal, offender, lawbreaker, outlaw; thief, robber, stealer

Ancestry of “คนร้าย”, step by step

คนร้าย 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 ร้าย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiร้ายbad; evil
2Proto-Tairwɤːjᶜbad
Every word from Proto-Tai ɢwɯnᴬEvery word from Thai คน