Where does “ทับศัพท์” come from?

ทับศัพท์ (Thai) comes from Thai ศัพท์, from Sanskrit शब्द, from Finnish sadas, from Proto-Finnic sadac, from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ — zander; any fish of the genus Sander.

ทับศัพท์ (Thai): to transcribe; to transliterate

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ทับศัพท์”, step by step

ทับศัพท์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศัพท์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศัพท์word
2Sanskritशब्दsound, noise, voice, tone, note; a word
3Finnishsadashundredth; Second-person singular imperative...
4Proto-Finnicsadachundredth
5Proto-Slavic*sǫdakъzander; any fish of the genus Sander

via Thai ทับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทับcottage; hut; to overlay; to put on top; to...
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъEvery word from Proto-Finnic sadacEvery word from Finnish sadas
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