Where does “ชนชั้นนำ” come from?
ชนชั้นนำ (Thai) comes from Thai ชน, 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.
ชนชั้นนำ (Thai): elite
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Ancestry of “ชนชั้นนำ”, step by step
ชนชั้นนำ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ชน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชน | to collide with; to converge a period; to make... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Thai ชั้น
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชั้น | class, rank, grade; storey, floor, level; layer |
via Thai นำ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นำ | to lead; to bring |