Where does “ความชง” come from?
ความชง (Thai) comes from Thai ชง, from Chinese Mandarin 清, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)s(j)aŋ — clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear.
Ancestry of “ความชง”, step by step
ความชง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ชง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชง | to prepare by brewing; to prepare by boiling; to... |
| 2 | Chinese Mandarin | 清 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (t)s(j)aŋ | clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear |
via Thai ความ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ความ | affair; matter; content; essence; subject;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ɣwaːmᴬ | matter |