Where does “ลงถนน” come from?
ลงถนน (Thai) comes from Thai ลง, from Proto-Tai n̩.loŋᴬ — to descend.
ลงถนน (Thai): to take to the streets (for a protest or demonstration)
Definitions
- to take to the streets (for a protest or demonstration)
Ancestry of “ลงถนน”, step by step
ลงถนน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ลง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ลง | to descend; to cause to descend; to lower; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | n̩.loŋᴬ | to descend |
via Thai ถนน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ถนน | causeway; inlet; roadway over an embankment |