Where does “วงแตก” come from?

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

วงแตก (Thai): to stop gatherings or group activities suddenly and disperse, due to some incident

Definitions

  1. to stop gatherings or group activities suddenly and disperse, due to some incident

Ancestry of “วงแตก”, step by step

วงแตก 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 แตก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแตกto break; to crack; to split; to fracture; to...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ →Every word from Old Khmer វាង៑ →Every word from Thai วง →