Where does “นิมิต” come from?

นิมิต (Thai) comes from Pali nimitta, from Sanskrit निमित्त, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

นิมิต (Thai): to do, make, create, cause, produce, or bring about with or as if with magic or supernatural power

Definitions

  1. to do, make, create, cause, produce, or bring about with or as if with magic or supernatural power

Ancestry of “นิมิต”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinimittasign, omen, portent, prognostication
2Sanskritनिमित्तaim, mark
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “นิมิต”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →