Where does “ชะมด” come from?

ชะมด (Thai) comes from Classical Persian شاباش, from Persian شاد باش, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

ชะมด (Thai): civet

Definitions

  1. civet

Ancestry of “ชะมด”, step by step

ชะมด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian شاباش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianشاباش—
2Persianشاد باشexcellent! well done!; be happy
3Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
4Middle Persianš't'—
5Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
6Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
7Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—

via Arabic زَبَاد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَبَادcivet perfume

Words derived from “ชะมด”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →