Where does “มองแรง” come from?

มองแรง (Thai) comes from Thai มอง, from Chinese 亡, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

มองแรง (Thai): death stare

Definitions

  1. death stare

Ancestry of “มองแรง”, step by step

มองแรง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมองto watch; to look
2Chinese亡—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Thai แรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแรงstrength; power; energy; labor; effort; strong;...
2Proto-Taireːŋᴬstrong; strength
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Chinese 亡 →