Where does “บทความ” come from?

บทความ (Thai) comes from Thai บท, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

บทความ (Thai): article (e.g. in a newspaper)

Definitions

  1. article (e.g. in a newspaper)

Ancestry of “บทความ”, step by step

บทความ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บท

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบทchapter; lesson
2Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Thai ความ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiความaffair; matter; content; essence; subject;...
2Proto-Taiɣwaːmᴬmatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm