Where does “ทัศนคติ” come from?

ทัศนคติ (Thai) comes from Thai คติ, from Pali gati, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

ทัศนคติ (Thai): attitude; opinion

Definitions

  1. attitude; opinion

Ancestry of “ทัศนคติ”, step by step

ทัศนคติ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คติ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคติprinciple; ways; model
2Paligaticourse; destiny; career
3Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Thai ทัศน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทัศนvisual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis