Where does “ลวงโลก” come from?

ลวงโลก (Thai) comes from Thai โลก, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

ลวงโลก (Thai): deceitful; deceiving; deceptive

Definitions

  1. deceitful; deceiving; deceptive

Ancestry of “ลวงโลก”, step by step

ลวงโลก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โลก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโลกland; country; mankind; humanity; world
2Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Thai ลวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลวงto delude; to deceive; to lure

Words derived from “ลวงโลก”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →