Where does “หมาหวงก้าง” come from?

หมาหวงก้าง (Thai) comes from Thai ก้าง, from Proto-Tai *kaːŋꟲ, from Middle Chinese 鯁.

หมาหวงก้าง (Thai): dog in the manger; A person who prevents anyone...

Definitions

  1. dog in the manger; A person who prevents anyone...

Ancestry of “หมาหวงก้าง”, step by step

หมาหวงก้าง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ก้าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiก้างfishbone
2Proto-Tai*kaːŋꟲ—
3Middle Chinese鯁—

via Thai หมา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมาcanine: any animal of the family Canidae, as dog,...
2Proto-Taiʰmaːᴬdog; to come

via Thai หวง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหวงto guard; to keep for oneself; to be possessive
Every word from Middle Chinese 鯁 →Every word from Proto-Tai *kaːŋꟲ →Every word from Thai ก้าง →