Where does “ตาวัน” come from?
ตาวัน (Thai) comes from Thai วัน, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
ตาวัน (Thai): sun
Ancestry of “ตาวัน”, step by step
ตาวัน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วัน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | วัน | day; daytime; today |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वन | a tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |
via Thai ตา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ตา | maternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | taːᴬ | maternal grandfather |
Words derived from “ตาวัน”