Where does “โล่งอก” come from?

โล่งอก (Thai) comes from Thai อก, from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak — crow; to caw.

โล่งอก (Thai): to feel relieved; to feel at ease

Definitions

  1. to feel relieved; to feel at ease

Ancestry of “โล่งอก”, step by step

โล่งอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอกchest; breast; heart; feelings
2Proto-Vieticʔaːkcrow
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkʔaakcrow; to caw

via Thai โล่ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโล่งbare; naked
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer kʔaak →Every word from Proto-Vietic ʔaːk →Every word from Thai อก →