Where does “ซ่องโจร” come from?

ซ่องโจร (Thai) comes from Thai โจร, from Sanskrit चोर, from Sanskrit चुर् — to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear.

ซ่องโจร (Thai): criminal association

Definitions

  1. criminal association

Ancestry of “ซ่องโจร”, step by step

ซ่องโจร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โจร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโจรthief
2Sanskritचोरthief, robber
3Sanskritचुर्to steal; to rob; to cause to disappear

via Thai ซอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiซองenvelope, flat container or case
2Proto-Palaungic*cəʔaːŋ
Every word from Sanskrit चुर्Every word from Sanskrit चोरEvery word from Thai โจร
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