Where does “เชิง” come from?

เชิง (Thai) comes from Old Khmer ជេង៑, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ — leg, foot.

เชิง (Thai): artifice; stratagem; tactic; trick

Definitions

  1. artifice; stratagem; tactic; trick

Ancestry of “เชิง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerជេង៑—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerɟuŋleg, foot

Words derived from “เชิง”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɟuŋ →Every word from Old Khmer ជេង៑ →