Where does “ยำเกรง” come from?

ยำเกรง (Thai) comes from Thai เกรง, from Old Khmer ក្រេង — to be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid,...

ยำเกรง (Thai): to hold in respectful awe; to regard with respect...

Definitions

  1. to hold in respectful awe; to regard with respect...

Ancestry of “ยำเกรง”, step by step

ยำเกรง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เกรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเกรงto fear; to worry
2Old Khmerក្រេងto be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid,...

via Thai ยำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยำto mix; to mingle; to cook by mixing; to mess up;...
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