Where does “นอนก้น” come from?

นอนก้น (Thai) comes from Thai ก้น, from Proto-Tai konᶜ — buttock.

นอนก้น (Thai): to settle: to sink to or remain at the bottom, as sediment

Definitions

  1. to settle: to sink to or remain at the bottom, as sediment

Ancestry of “นอนก้น”, step by step

นอนก้น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ก้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiก้นbuttocks; bottom
2Proto-Taikonᶜbuttock

via Thai นอน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนอนto lie or lay; to sleep; to go to bed; to take a...
2Proto-Tainwɯːnᴬto lie down; to sleep
Every word from Proto-Tai konᶜ →Every word from Thai ก้น →