Where does “นครปฐม” come from?
นครปฐม (Thai) comes from Thai ปฐม, from Pali paṭhama, from Sanskrit प्रथम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pratʰamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pratamás, from Proto-Indo-European pro-tm̥mós, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
นครปฐม (Thai): Nakhon Pathom, a province of Thailand
Definitions
- Nakhon Pathom, a province of Thailand
Ancestry of “นครปฐม”, step by step
นครปฐม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ปฐม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ปฐม | first; primary |
| 2 | Pali | paṭhama | first; primary, first; foremost |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रथम | foremost, first; earliest, primary, original,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pratʰamás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pratamás | first |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-tm̥mós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Thai นคร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นคร | city; large town, important town; capital city;... |
| 2 | Khmer | នគរ | kingdom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |