Where does “ทันควัน” come from?

ทันควัน (Thai) comes from Thai ควัน, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣwanᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai ɣwanᴬ.

ทันควัน (Thai): expeditiously; immediately; promptly; quickly; suddenly

Definitions

  1. expeditiously; immediately; promptly; quickly; suddenly

Ancestry of “ทันควัน”, step by step

ทันควัน traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ควัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiควันsmoke
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɣwanᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taiɣwanᴬ—

via Thai ทัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทันto be on time; to catch up with

via Thai catch up (with)]]; to [[keep up with

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaicatch up (with)]]; to [[keep up with—
Every word from Proto-Tai ɣwanᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣwanᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai ควัน →