Where does “ທິດໃຕ້” come from?

ທິດໃຕ້ (Lao) comes from Lao ທິດ, from Sanskrit दिश्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć-.

ທິດໃຕ້ (Lao): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “ທິດໃຕ້”, step by step

ທິດໃຕ້ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ທິດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoທິດdirection; point of the compass
2Sanskritदिश्quarter; region; direction; place; part; quarter,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*dayć-—

via Lao ໃຕ້

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoໃຕ້south; southern; subordinate; under; less
2Proto-Tai*taɰꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dayć- →Every word from Sanskrit दिश् →Every word from Lao ທິດ →