Where does “Nakhon Si Thammarat” come from?
Nakhon Si Thammarat (English) comes from Thai นครศรีธรรมราช, from Thai ศรี, from Khmer ស្រី, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Nakhon Si Thammarat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นครศรีธรรมราช | Nakhon Si Thammarat, a province of Thailand |
| 2 | Thai | ศรี | glory; honour; splendor; prosperity; thriving;... |
| 3 | Khmer | ស្រី | female, woman |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |