Where does “ธนาคาร” come from?
ธนาคาร (Thai) comes from Thai ธน, from Pali dhana, from Sanskrit धन, from Sanskrit धन्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.
ธนาคาร (Thai): bank
Ancestry of “ธนาคาร”, step by step
ธนาคาร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ธน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ธน | money; wealth; money |
| 2 | Pali | dhana | wealth, money, riches, treasure |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धन | the prize of a contest; booty; contest, strife;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धन् | cl.1 P. धनति, to sound L; cl.3 P. दधन्ति. to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰenh₂- | to set in motion; to flow |
via Thai อาคาร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อาคาร | building |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आगार | apartment, house, dwelling; a particular high... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ger- | to gather; flock, herd |
Words derived from “ธนาคาร”