Where does “การนิมิต” come from?
การนิมิต (Thai) comes from Thai นิมิต, from Pali nimitta, from Sanskrit निमित्त, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
Ancestry of “การนิมิต”, step by step
การนิมิต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai นิมิต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นิมิต | to do, make, create, cause, produce, or bring about with or as if with magic or supernatural power |
| 2 | Pali | nimitta | sign, omen, portent, prognostication |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निमित्त | aim, mark |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |