Where does “กังหัน” come from?

กังหัน (Thai) comes from Khmer កង្ហារ, from Khmer ខារ, from Pali khāra, from Sanskrit क्षर, from Sanskrit क्षर्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti — to flow, to melt.

กังหัน (Thai): turbine; windmill; pinwheel

Definitions

  1. turbine; windmill; pinwheel

Ancestry of “กังหัน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកង្ហារfan
2Khmerខារto pull with a winch, to hoist, to drill
3Palikhāradonkey
4Sanskritक्षरperishable
5Sanskritक्षर्to flow, melt, perish
6Proto-Indo-Aryangẓʰar-to flow, to stream; to melt, wane, perish
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰéretito flow, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan gẓʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit क्षर् →