Where does “นักคิด” come from?

นักคิด (Thai) comes from Thai คิด, from Middle Khmer gita.

นักคิด (Thai): thinker, sage, mastermind

Definitions

  1. thinker, sage, mastermind

Ancestry of “นักคิด”, step by step

นักคิด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คิด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคิดto think; to contemplate; to form in mind; to...
2Middle Khmergita—

via Thai นัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Middle Khmer gita →Every word from Thai คิด →
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