Where does “นักโทษ” come from?

นักโทษ (Thai) comes from Thai โทษ, from Sanskrit दोष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas, from Proto-Indo-European dew- — to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

นักโทษ (Thai): person imprisoned for a crime: prisoner, inmate,...

Definitions

  1. person imprisoned for a crime: prisoner, inmate,...

Ancestry of “นักโทษ”, step by step

นักโทษ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โทษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโทษpunishment; penalty; crime; fault; mistake;...
2Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...

via Thai นัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dáwšas →Every word from Sanskrit दोष →