Where does “วางมวย” come from?

วางมวย (Thai) comes from Thai มวย, from Sanskrit मव्यति — to bind.

วางมวย (Thai): to fight, quarrel, or brawl, especially when the use of physical force is present

Definitions

  1. to fight, quarrel, or brawl, especially when the use of physical force is present

Ancestry of “วางมวย”, step by step

วางมวย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มวย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมวยboxing; fisticuffs; fistfight; pugilism; knot;...
2Sanskritमव्यतिto bind

via Thai วาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวางto lay; to put; to place; to set; to file; to...
Every word from Sanskrit मव्यतिEvery word from Thai มวย