Where does “ธุระ” come from?
ธุระ (Thai) comes from Shona dhura, from Afrikaans duur, from Dutch duur, from Dutch duren, from Middle Dutch duren, from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, from Latin dūrus — far; long.
ธุระ (Thai): business; affairs; errands
Definitions
- business; affairs; errands
Ancestry of “ธุระ”, step by step
ธุระ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Shona dhura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shona | dhura | be expensive |
| 2 | Afrikaans | duur | expensive |
| 3 | Dutch | duur | expensive; duration |
| 4 | Dutch | duren | to last, to take |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | duren | to continue, to persist; to keep; to be durable |
| 6 | Old French | durer | to last |
| 7 | Latin | dūrō | to harden, make hard |
| 8 | Latin | dūrus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dūros | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | duh₂-ró-s | long, far |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dweh₂- | far; long |