Where does “คำหลัก” come from?

คำหลัก (Thai) comes from Thai หลัก, from Pali lakkha, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

คำหลัก (Thai): main word, headword

Definitions

  1. main word, headword

Ancestry of “คำหลัก”, step by step

คำหลัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai หลัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหลักpillar; post; basis; core; principle; foundation
2Palilakkha
3Sanskritलक्षa mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,...
4Sanskritलक्ष्perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign
5Sanskritरक्ष्to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,...
6Proto-Indo-AryanHrakṣ-
7Proto-Indo-IranianHrakš-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

via Thai คำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคำword; speech; gold
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɡamᴬ⁴
3Proto-Taiɡamᴬbite ; speech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-