Where does “ความชั่ว” come from?
ความชั่ว (Thai) comes from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.
Ancestry of “ความชั่ว”, step by step
ความชั่ว 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 ชั่ว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชั่ว | bad, evil, wicked; base, low, mean; ill, objectionable, unsatisfactory, poor, faulty; hostile, unkindly, unfavorable, adverse |