Where does “ชาติ” come from?

ชาติ (Thai) comes from Pali jāti, from Sanskrit जाति, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ชาติ (Thai): life; birth; ancestry, parentage

Definitions

  1. life; birth; ancestry, parentage

Ancestry of “ชาติ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijātibirth; rebirth; lineage, family, caste
2Sanskritजातिbirth, production; rebirth; the form of existence...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ชาติ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Sanskrit जाति →