Where does “ตัณหา” come from?
ตัณหา (Thai) comes from Pali taṇhā, from Sanskrit तृष्णा, from Proto-Iranian tŕ̥šnah, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥s-nó-s, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
ตัณหา (Thai): desire
Ancestry of “ตัณหา”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | taṇhā | thirst, desire, craving, identified as the... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तृष्णा | thirst; desire |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | tŕ̥šnah | thirst |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥s-nó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |