Where does “วงเวียน” come from?

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

วงเวียน (Thai): dividers, compasses (for drawing circles)

Definitions

  1. dividers, compasses (for drawing circles)

Ancestry of “วงเวียน”, step by step

วงเวียน 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 เวียน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเวียนto circle
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ →Every word from Old Khmer វាង៑ →Every word from Thai วง →