Where does “กลยุทธ์” come from?

กลยุทธ์ (Thai) comes from Thai กล, from Pali kula, from Pali samagga, from Pali agga, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

กลยุทธ์ (Thai): stratagem, maneuver

Definitions

  1. stratagem, maneuver

Ancestry of “กลยุทธ์”, step by step

กลยุทธ์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกลmagic: the art of producing illusions; trick:...
2Palikulaclan, caste, family
3Palisamaggaunited, being in harmony
4Paliaggahighest; top-most
5Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
6Sanskritअङ्ग्to go
7Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate

via Thai ยุทธ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยุทธ์war, battle, conflict
Every word from Sanskrit इङ्ग्Every word from Sanskrit अङ्ग्Every word from Sanskrit अग्र
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