Where does “งานเลี้ยง” come from?

งานเลี้ยง (Thai) comes from Thai เลี้ยง, from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ, from Old Chinese 養.

งานเลี้ยง (Thai): social gathering where meals are provided to guests: banquet, feast, party, etc

Definitions

  1. social gathering where meals are provided to guests: banquet, feast, party, etc

Ancestry of “งานเลี้ยง”, step by step

งานเลี้ยง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เลี้ยง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเลี้ยงto maintain, to keep or make remain (in a good or certain condition); to prolong, to lengthen, to make remain in existence for a longer period
2Proto-Tai*liəŋꟲ—
3Old Chinese養—

via Thai งาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงานjob; work; task; ngan, area of land equal to a...
Every word from Old Chinese 養 →Every word from Proto-Tai *liəŋꟲ →Every word from Thai เลี้ยง →