Where does “มองบน” come from?
มองบน (Thai) comes from Thai บน, from Proto-Malayic *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.
มองบน (Thai): to give an eye-roll as an expression of tiredness, fed-'upness, boredom, contempt, incredulity, etc
Definitions
- to give an eye-roll as an expression of tiredness, fed-'upness, boredom, contempt, incredulity, etc
Ancestry of “มองบน”, step by step
มองบน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai บน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | บน | on; up; upon; above; over; upper; high; higher;... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *bini | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *binahi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bahi | female, woman |
via Thai มอง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | มอง | to watch; to look |
| 2 | Chinese | 亡 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |