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Where does “ขั้วโลก” come from?

ขั้วโลก (Thai) comes from Thai โลก, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

ขั้วโลก (Thai): pole of the Earth

Definitions

  1. pole of the Earth

Ancestry of “ขั้วโลก”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโลกland; country; mankind; humanity; world
2Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “ขั้วโลก”

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