Where does “monthon” come from?
monthon (English) comes from Thai มณฑล, from Pali maṇḍala, from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
monthon (English): An administrative subdivision of Thailand at the beginning of the 20th century, each led by a royal commissioner
Definitions
- An administrative subdivision of Thailand at the beginning of the 20th century, each led by a royal commissioner
Ancestry of “monthon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | มณฑล | administrative region; province; monthon; circle;... |
| 2 | Pali | maṇḍala | circle; disc; round platform |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मण्डल | circular, round; disk; anything round |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -ल | an adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |