Where does “ความง่วง” come from?
ความง่วง (Thai) comes from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.
ความง่วง (Thai): drowsiness; sleepiness; somnolence
Definitions
- drowsiness; sleepiness; somnolence
Ancestry of “ความง่วง”, step by step
ความง่วง 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 งวง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | งวง | elephant's trunk; blossom or spadix of the... |