Where does “เอางาน” come from?
เอางาน (Thai) comes from Thai เอา, from Proto-Tai ʔawᴬ — to take.
เอางาน (Thai): to take something from a person of higher status by opening the palm of a hand, turning the palm upside with the little finger towards the ground, jerking the wrist once as a sign of respect, and receiving the thing with that hand
Definitions
- to take something from a person of higher status by opening the palm of a hand, turning the palm upside with the little finger towards the ground, jerking the wrist once as a sign of respect, and receiving the thing with that hand
Ancestry of “เอางาน”, step by step
เอางาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เอา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เอา | to bring; to take; to capture; to seize; to cope;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʔawᴬ | to take |
via Thai งาน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | งาน | job; work; task; ngan, area of land equal to a... |