Where does “งบประมาณ” come from?
งบประมาณ (Thai) comes from Thai ประมาณ, from Sanskrit प्रमाण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pramaHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
งบประมาณ (Thai): budget
Ancestry of “งบประมาณ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ประมาณ | to measure, to determine; to approximate, to... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रमाण | proof, authority; any proof, testimony, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pramaHnam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *meh₁nom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |