Where does “กีฬา” come from?

กีฬา (Thai) comes from Pali kīḷā, from Sanskrit क्रीडा, from Sanskrit क्रीड, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kriẓḍ- — to play.

กีฬา (Thai): sport

Definitions

  1. sport

Ancestry of “กีฬา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikīḷāsport; play
2Sanskritक्रीडाsport, play, pastime, amusement; amorous play
3Sanskritक्रीडplaying, sporting
4Proto-Indo-Aryankriẓḍ-to play

Words derived from “กีฬา”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kriẓḍ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्रीड →Every word from Sanskrit क्रीडा →