Where does “Jang” come from?

Jang (Thai) comes from Malay jangan, from Classical Malay جاڠن, from Old Malay jāṅan, from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan — a handspan.

Ancestry of “Jang”, step by step

Jang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay jangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayjangandon't do not; marks the negative imperative
2Classical Malayجاڠن—
3Old Malayjāṅan—
4Proto-Malayic*jaŋan—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesianzaŋana handspan

via Urdu جنگ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduجنگwar; battle; fight
2Sanskritयुज्to yoke or join or fasten or harness (horses or a chariot)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Korean 장

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장sauce; marmalade; jam; compote stewed fruit; preserved vegetables; preserved fruit
2Middle Korean댜ᇰ—
3Chinese張—

Words derived from “Jang”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian zaŋan →Every word from Proto-Malayic *jaŋan →Every word from Old Malay jāṅan →