Where does “บรเทศ” come from?

บรเทศ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit परदेश, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

บรเทศ (Thai): foreign land; foreigner; a type of traditional...

Definitions

  1. foreign land; foreigner; a type of traditional...

Ancestry of “บรเทศ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपरदेशforeign country, hostile country; other country;...
2Sanskritपरother; more remote; distant, further, other
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Sanskrit पर →