Where does “กรุงเทพมหานคร” come from?

กรุงเทพมหานคร (Thai) comes from Thai นคร, from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

กรุงเทพมหานคร (Thai): Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the local government of Bangkok

Definitions

  1. Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, the local government of Bangkok

Ancestry of “กรุงเทพมหานคร”, step by step

กรุงเทพมหานคร traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นคร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนครcity; large town, important town; capital city;...
2Khmerនគរkingdom
3Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Thai เทพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเทพgod; deity; the Thai ecclesiastical rank above...
2Palidevagod; angel
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Thai มหา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมหาgrand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a...
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्—

Words derived from “กรุงเทพมหานคร”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →