Where does “ทาส” come from?

ทาส (Thai) comes from Pali dasa, from Sanskrit दश, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

ทาส (Thai): slave; slavery; being, of, pertaining to,...

Definitions

  1. slave; slavery; being, of, pertaining to,...

Ancestry of “ทาส”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidasaten
2Sanskritदशten
3Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “ทาส”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →