Where does “Samut Sakhon” come from?
Samut Sakhon (English) comes from Thai สมุทรสาคร, from Thai สาคร, from Pali sāgara, from Sanskrit सागर, from Sanskrit सगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Samut Sakhon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สมุทรสาคร | — |
| 2 | Thai | สาคร | sea; river |
| 3 | Pali | sāgara | sea |
| 4 | Sanskrit | सागर | ocean |
| 5 | Sanskrit | सगर | ocean |
| 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 |