Where does “แกงป่า” come from?

แกงป่า (Thai) comes from Thai แกง, from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

แกงป่า (Thai): kaeng pa (“jungle curry”), a variety of Thai curry which is usually spicy and not containing coconut milk

Definitions

  1. kaeng pa (“jungle curry”), a variety of Thai curry which is usually spicy and not containing coconut milk

Ancestry of “แกงป่า”, step by step

แกงป่า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แกง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแกงcurry; soup; stew; to make or make as or into a...
2EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
3Middle Englishganggoing
4Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
5Proto-Germanic*gang
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Thai ป่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiป่าforest; wood; relating to forest; wild; savage
2Proto-Taipaːᴮgrove; wood

Words derived from “แกงป่า

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz