Where does “จดหมายเหตุ” come from?

จดหมายเหตุ (Thai) comes from Thai เหตุ, from Pali hetu, from Sanskrit हेतु, from Sanskrit तु, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

จดหมายเหตุ (Thai): an account in writing or the like preserving the...

Definitions

  1. an account in writing or the like preserving the...

Ancestry of “จดหมายเหตุ”, step by step

จดหมายเหตุ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เหตุ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหตุcause, factor; ground, reason; event; incident;...
2Palihetucause, reason; condition; motive
3Sanskritहेतु"impulse", motive, cause, cause of, reason for;...
4Sanskritतुpray, I beg, do; but; and
5Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
6Proto-IraniantuHám
7Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
8Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Thai จดหมาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจดหมายletter
2Thaiหมายto mean; to aim; to intend; to mark
3Proto-Taiʰmaːjᴬto mark; to aim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túHEvery word from Proto-Iranian tuHám