Where does “ชน” come from?
ชน (Thai) comes from Sanskrit जन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ชน (Thai): to collide with; to converge a period; to make...
Definitions
- to collide with; to converge a period; to make...
Ancestry of “ชน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |