Where does “ฉิง” come from?

ฉิง (Thai) comes from Thai หญิง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲiŋᴬ.

ฉิง (Thai): transgender

Definitions

  1. transgender

Ancestry of “ฉิง”, step by step

ฉิง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หญิง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหญิงwoman; female; used as a title for or term of...
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ʰɲiŋᴬ—

via Thai ชาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชายmale; man; edge; eaves
2Proto-Taiʑaːjᴬeaves; male; man; male
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ʰɲiŋᴬ →Every word from Thai หญิง →