Where does “กระสวยอวกาศ” come from?

กระสวยอวกาศ (Thai) comes from Thai อวกาศ, from Sanskrit अवकाश, from Sanskrit काश, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

กระสวยอวกาศ (Thai): space shuttle

Definitions

  1. space shuttle

Ancestry of “กระสวยอวกาศ”, step by step

กระสวยอวกาศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อวกาศ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอวกาศouter space
2Sanskritअवकाशchance; occasion; opportunity
3Sanskritकाशshining-brightly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Thai กระสวย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกระสวยshuttle; spindle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit काश →Every word from Sanskrit अवकाश →