Where does “คณิตศาสตร์” come from?
คณิตศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai คณิต, from Sanskrit गणित, from Sanskrit शास्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śāstra.
คณิตศาสตร์ (Thai): mathematics
Definitions
- mathematics
Ancestry of “คณิตศาสตร์”, step by step
คณิตศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai คณิต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | คณิต | calculation, computation |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गणित | mathematics |
| 3 | Sanskrit | शास्त्र | shastra, scripture; science, knowledge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śāstra | — |
via Thai ศาสตร์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ศาสตร์ | science; field or branch of knowledge; -ology |