Where does “กถามุข” come from?

กถามุข (Thai) comes from Thai มุข, from Pali mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.

กถามุข (Thai): introduction; foreword

Definitions

  1. introduction; foreword

Ancestry of “กถามุข”, step by step

กถามุข traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มุข

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมุขface; mouth
2Palimukhamouth; face; entrance
3Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

via Thai กถา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกถาtreatise; elocution; words
2Palikathāspeech, story, talk
3Sanskritकथाstory
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*kátʰaH—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →
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