Where does “ขอบคุณ” come from?
ขอบคุณ (Thai) comes from Thai คุณ, from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.
ขอบคุณ (Thai): thank you; to thank
Definitions
- thank you; to thank
Ancestry of “ขอบคุณ”, step by step
ขอบคุณ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai คุณ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | คุณ | attribute; characteristic; property; benefit;... |
| 2 | Pali | guṇa | string, cord; quality, attribute; especially a... |
| 3 | Pali | sikkhā | study, discipline; phonetics |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |
via Thai ขอบ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ขอบ | edge; rim; perimeter; limit; to accept; to... |