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
Ancestry of “แมวมอง”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | มอง | to watch; to look |
| 2 | Chinese | 亡 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | maŋ | big; old; elder |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k) | — |