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Where does “นิยม” come from?

นิยม (Thai) comes from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

นิยม (Thai): principle; theory; doctrine; popular; fashionable

Definitions

  1. principle; theory; doctrine; popular; fashionable

Ancestry of “นิยม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनियमrestraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
2Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
3Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
4Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

Words derived from “นิยม”

  • นิยมสรรพนาม
  • อนิยมสรรพนาม
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