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Where does “เวียง” come from?

เวียง (Thai) comes from Old Khmer vāṅ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer wa(a)ŋ — enclosure.

เวียง (Thai): polity, as city or town, especially one that is...

Definitions

  1. polity, as city or town, especially one that is...

Ancestry of “เวียง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmervāṅ—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerwa(a)ŋenclosure

Words derived from “เวียง”

  • เวียงจันทน์
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