Where does “โจก” come from?

โจก (Thai) comes from English joke, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

โจก (Thai): chief; head; leader

Definitions

  1. chief; head; leader

Ancestry of “โจก”, step by step

โจก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English joke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjokeAn amusing story; Something said or done for...
2Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
3Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

via Cantonese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cantonese

Words derived from “โจก

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokosEvery word from Proto-Italic jokos