Where does “บง” come from?

บง (Thai) comes from Khmer ពង, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ, from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ.

Ancestry of “บง”, step by step

บง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពងblister, abscess, boil; tumor; bump
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpoŋraft; float
3Proto-Great Andamanese*pəŋ—

via Proto-Tai *baŋᴮ/ꟲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*baŋᴮ/ꟲ—

Words derived from “บง”

Every word from Proto-Great Andamanese *pəŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan poŋ →Every word from Khmer ពង →