Where does “นายธนาคาร” come from?

นายธนาคาร (Thai) comes from Thai ธนาคาร, from Thai ธน, from Pali dhana, from Sanskrit धन, from Sanskrit धन्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

นายธนาคาร (Thai): banker

Definitions

  1. banker

Ancestry of “นายธนาคาร”, step by step

นายธนาคาร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ธนาคาร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiธนาคารbank
2Thaiธนmoney; wealth; money
3Palidhanawealth, money, riches, treasure
4Sanskritधनthe prize of a contest; booty; contest, strife;...
5Sanskritधन्cl.1 P. धनति, to sound L; cl.3 P. दधन्ति. to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

via Thai นาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนายchief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of...
2Old Khmernāy—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit धन् →Every word from Sanskrit धन →