Where does “ทาน” come from?

ทาน (Thai) comes from Pali dāna, from Sanskrit दान, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

ทาน (Thai): alms; donation; gift

Definitions

  1. alms; donation; gift

Ancestry of “ทาน”, step by step

ทาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dāna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidānagift; charity; alms
2Sanskritदानgift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...
3Proto-Indo-IraniandáHnamgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Thai รับประทาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรับประทานto consume; to eat; to take; to drink
2Thaiรับto greet; to receive; to welcome; to acquire; to...
3Proto-Southwestern Tairapᴰ²ˢto accept; to receive

Words derived from “ทาน”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáHnam →