Where does “ง่วงนอน” come from?

ง่วงนอน (Thai) comes from Thai นอน, from Proto-Tai nwɯːnᴬ — to lie down; to sleep.

ง่วงนอน (Thai): to be sleepy, drowsy

Definitions

  1. to be sleepy, drowsy

Ancestry of “ง่วงนอน”, step by step

ง่วงนอน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นอน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนอนto lie or lay; to sleep; to go to bed; to take a...
2Proto-Tainwɯːnᴬto lie down; to sleep

via Thai งวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiงวงelephant's trunk; blossom or spadix of the...
Every word from Proto-Tai nwɯːnᴬEvery word from Thai นอน