Where does “ดอลลาร์” come from?

ดอลลาร์ (Thai) comes from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler, from German Joachimsthaler, from German Sankt Joachimsthal, from German Sankt — heel of the foot; heel.

ดอลลาร์ (Thai): dollar

Definitions

dollar

Ancestry of “ดอลลาร์”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Dollar	—
2	Dutch	dollar	dollar
3	English	dollar	Official designation for currency in some parts...
4	Dutch	daler	One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
5	German	taler	—
6	German	Joachimsthaler	—
7	German	Sankt Joachimsthal	St. Joachim's Valley
8	German	Sankt	Saint: title given to a saint
9	Latin	sānctus	—
10	Latin	Iacobus	Jacob; James; Saint James
11	Ancient Greek	Ἰάκωβος	—
12	Ancient Greek	Ἰακώβ	—
13	Hebrew	יַעֲקֹב	Jacob
14	Hebrew	עָקֵב	heel of the foot; heel

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