Where does “จลาจล” come from?

จลาจล (Thai) comes from Old Khmer calācala, from Sanskrit चलाचल, from Sanskrit अचल, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

จลาจล (Thai): public confusion; public disturbance; public...

Definitions

  1. public confusion; public disturbance; public...

Ancestry of “จลาจล”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmercalācalasocial unrest; social instability
2Sanskritचलाचलmoving to and fro, movable, tremulous, unfixed, loose
3Sanskritअचलa mountain, rock; the deity Acala
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Sanskrit अ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-
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