Where does “เกรงใจ” come from?

เกรงใจ (Thai) comes from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.

เกรงใจ (Thai): to not want to disturb or cause inconvenience to...

Definitions

  1. to not want to disturb or cause inconvenience to...

Ancestry of “เกรงใจ”, step by step

เกรงใจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
2Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath

via Thai เกรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเกรงto fear; to worry
2Old Khmerក្រេងto be fearful, afraid, frightened; to be timid,...

Words derived from “เกรงใจ”

Every word from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ →Every word from Thai ใจ →