Where does “นครราชสีมา” come from?
นครราชสีมา (Thai) comes from Thai นคร, from Khmer នគរ, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “นครราชสีมา”, step by step
นครราชสีมา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Thai ราช
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ราช | king: male monarch or sovereign; chief, lord,... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | រាជ | king, chief, prince, royalty, reign |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राज | king; chief; sovereign |
| 4 | Sanskrit | राजन् | a king, sovereign, prince, chief; a man of the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrā́ȷ́ā | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrā́ȷ́ā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |