Where does “Nakhon Ratchasima” come from?
Nakhon Ratchasima (English) comes from Thai นครราชสีมา, from Thai นคร, from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Nakhon Ratchasima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นครราชสีมา | — |
| 2 | Thai | นคร | city; large town, important town; capital city;... |
| 3 | Khmer | នគរ | kingdom |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |