Where does “ฆ่าแกง” come from?

ฆ่าแกง (Thai) comes from Thai แกง, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

ฆ่าแกง (Thai): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “ฆ่าแกง”, step by step

ฆ่าแกง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แกง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแกงcurry; soup; stew; to make or make as or into a...
2EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
3Middle Englishganggoing
4Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
5Proto-Germanic*gang
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Thai ฆ่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฆ่าto kill; to put an end to; to get rid of; to...
2Proto-Tai*qaːꟲto kill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz