Where does “นายกรัฐมนตรี” come from?
นายกรัฐมนตรี (Thai) comes from Thai รัฐมนตรี, from Thai มนตรี, from Hindi mantri, from Sanskrit मन्त्री, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit मन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
นายกรัฐมนตรี (Thai): prime minister
Definitions
- prime minister
Ancestry of “นายกรัฐมนตรี”, step by step
นายกรัฐมนตรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai รัฐมนตรี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รัฐมนตรี | counsellor of state; cabinet minister |
| 2 | Thai | มนตรี | adviser; counsellor; consultant; secretary;... |
| 3 | Hindi | mantri | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मन्त्री | nominative singular of मन्त्रिन्; adviser;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |