Where does “โง่เขลา” come from?

โง่เขลา (Thai) comes from Thai เขลา, from Old Khmer khlova — ignorant; stupid; etc.

โง่เขลา (Thai): stupid, idiotic; foolish, unwise

Definitions

  1. stupid, idiotic; foolish, unwise

Ancestry of “โง่เขลา”, step by step

โง่เขลา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เขลา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเขลาignorant; stupid; unintelligent
2Old Khmerkhlovaignorant; stupid; etc

via Thai โง่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโง่ignorant; stupid; unintelligent
2Old Chinese愚—
Every word from Old Khmer khlova →Every word from Thai เขลา →