Where does “บัลลาสต์” come from?

บัลลาสต์ (Thai) comes from English ballast, from Middle English bar, from Old English bær, from Proto-West Germanic baʀ, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

บัลลาสต์ (Thai): ballast (electric/electronic device)

Definitions

  1. ballast (electric/electronic device)

Ancestry of “บัลลาสต์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishballastHeavy material that is placed in the hold of a...
2Middle EnglishbarAlternative form of bor
3Old Englishbærbare, naked, unconcealed
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀbare, naked
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos-
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