Where does “ความงก” come from?
ความงก (Thai) comes from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.
Ancestry of “ความงก”, step by step
ความงก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ความ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ความ | affair; matter; content; essence; subject;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ɣwaːmᴬ | matter |
via Thai งก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | งก | stingy; miserly; penurious; niggardly |