Where does “นักบัญชี” come from?

นักบัญชี (Thai) comes from Thai บัญชี, from Sanskrit पञ्जी — cotton ball (from which thread is spun).

นักบัญชี (Thai): accountant

Definitions

  1. accountant

Ancestry of “นักบัญชี”, step by step

นักบัญชี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บัญชี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัญชีwritten record: account, list, register, etc
2Sanskritपञ्जीcotton ball (from which thread is spun)

via Thai นัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Sanskrit पञ्जी →Every word from Thai บัญชี →