Where does “นักบินอวกาศ” come from?

นักบินอวกาศ (Thai) comes from Thai อวกาศ, from Sanskrit अवकाश, from Sanskrit काश, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

นักบินอวกาศ (Thai): an astronaut

Definitions

  1. an astronaut

Ancestry of “นักบินอวกาศ”, step by step

นักบินอวกาศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อวกาศ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอวกาศouter space
2Sanskritअवकाशchance; occasion; opportunity
3Sanskritकाशshining-brightly
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Thai นักบิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักบินpilot
2Thaiบินto fly
3Proto-Taiɓilᴬto fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit काश →Every word from Sanskrit अवकाश →