Where does “ความจน” come from?
ความจน (Thai) comes from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.
ความจน (Thai): poorness; poverty
Definitions
- poorness; poverty
Ancestry of “ความจน”, step by step
ความจน 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 จน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | จน | poor, not rich |