Where does “โกง” come from?

โกง (Thai) comes from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ, from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼ — fire.

โกง (Thai): to cheat; to deceit; to swindle

Definitions

  1. to cheat; to deceit; to swindle

Ancestry of “โกง”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerkoŋto bend; to be bent; be bent
2Proto-Athabaskan*qʊ̓nʼfire

Words derived from “โกง

Every word from Proto-Athabaskan *qʊ̓nʼEvery word from Proto-Mon-Khmer koŋ