Where does “วงกลม” come from?

วงกลม (Thai) comes from Thai วง, from Old Khmer វាង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ — enclosure.

วงกลม (Thai): circle

Definitions

  1. circle

Ancestry of “วงกลม”, step by step

วงกลม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวงcircle; oval; round or elliptical object
2Old Khmerវាង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerwa(a)ŋenclosure

via Thai กลม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกลมcircular, round

Words derived from “วงกลม”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ →Every word from Old Khmer វាង៑ →Every word from Thai วง →