Where does “วงกบ” come from?
วงกบ (Thai) comes from Thai กบ, from Thai เลือก, from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.
วงกบ (Thai): frame (of a window, door, etc.)
Definitions
- frame (of a window, door, etc.)
Ancestry of “วงกบ”, step by step
วงกบ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai กบ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | กบ | a group of words/syllables ending with -p sound;... |
| 2 | Thai | เลือก | to choose; to select; to pick; to elect |
| 3 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 4 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |
via Thai วง
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | วง | circle; oval; round or elliptical object |
| 2 | Old Khmer | វាង៑ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | wa(a)ŋ | enclosure |