Where does “การรถไฟ” come from?
การรถไฟ (Thai) comes from Thai รถไฟ, from Thai รถ, from Pali ratha, from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
การรถไฟ (Thai): railroad: organisation operating a railway plant
Definitions
- railroad: organisation operating a railway plant
Ancestry of “การรถไฟ”, step by step
การรถไฟ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai รถไฟ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รถไฟ | train: connected group of rolling stock |
| 2 | Thai | รถ | chariot, carriage, cart, wagon, or the like;... |
| 3 | Pali | ratha | a chariot, a car; delight, pleasure |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |