Where does “ธรณี” come from?

ธรณี (Thai) comes from Pali dharaṇī, from Sanskrit धरणी, from Sanskrit धरण, from Sanskrit धृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

ธรณี (Thai): earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country;...

Definitions

  1. earth, ground, land, soil, territory; country;...

Ancestry of “ธรณี”, step by step

ธรณี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dharaṇī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidharaṇīearth
2Sanskritधरणीbeam; line, row; rafter; earth
3Sanskritधरणbearing
4Sanskritधृto hold
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Malay derni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydernisill; threshold

Words derived from “ธรณี”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit धृ →