Where does “กระจอกเทศ” come from?
กระจอกเทศ (Thai) comes from Thai เทศ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
กระจอกเทศ (Thai): ostrich
Definitions
- ostrich
Ancestry of “กระจอกเทศ”, step by step
กระจอกเทศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เทศ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เทศ | local; foreign; district; locality; place;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | देश | point, region, spot, place, part, portion;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dayśás | point, region, part; country, province |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dayćás | part, point; country |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Thai กระจอก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กระจอก | sparrow |