Where does “ดอกเบี้ย” come from?
ดอกเบี้ย (Thai) comes from Thai ดอก, from Thai เข็ม, from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam- — together, one.
ดอกเบี้ย (Thai): interest
Definitions
- interest
Ancestry of “ดอกเบี้ย”, step by step
ดอกเบี้ย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ดอก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ดอก | flower; used as a title for flowers; thing that... |
| 2 | Thai | เข็ม | needle. (classifier: เล่ม) |
| 3 | Thai | ใน | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;... |
| 4 | Thai | มหาสมุทร | ocean |
| 5 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 6 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 7 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | together, joint, paired |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Thai เบี้ย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เบี้ย | cowrie shell; small amount of money; pawn |