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

  1. Nakhon Pathom, a province of Thailand

Ancestry of “นครปฐม”, step by step

นครปฐม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปฐม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปฐมfirst; primary
2Palipaṭhamafirst; primary, first; foremost
3Sanskritप्रथमforemost, first; earliest, primary, original,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpratʰamás
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpratamásfirst
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-tm̥mós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Thai นคร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนครcity; large town, important town; capital city;...
2Khmerនគរkingdom
3Sanskritनगरtown, city; urban
4Sanskritगरmountain, top
5Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
6Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
9Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “นครปฐม

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