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Where does “นครลำปาง” come from?

นครลำปาง (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 “นครลำปาง”, step by step

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