Where does “คติพจน์” come from?

คติพจน์ (Thai) comes from Thai คติ, from Pali gati, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

คติพจน์ (Thai): mott, maxim

Definitions

  1. mott, maxim

Ancestry of “คติพจน์”, step by step

คติพจน์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คติ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคติprinciple; ways; model
2Paligaticourse; destiny; career
3Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Thai พจน์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพจน์word; speech; number
2Palivacanautterance
3Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
4Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis →
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