Where does “แมวมอง” come from?

แมวมอง (Thai) comes from Thai มอง, from Chinese 亡, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k).

แมวมอง (Thai): spy; scout

Definitions

  1. spy; scout

Ancestry of “แมวมอง”, step by step

แมวมอง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มอง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมองto watch; to look
2Chinese亡—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmaŋbig; old; elder
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

via Thai แมว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแมวcat; catmeat; any of numerous fish of the genera...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan maŋ →Every word from Chinese 亡 →