Where does “บุคลิกภาพ” come from?

บุคลิกภาพ (Thai) comes from Thai ภาพ, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

บุคลิกภาพ (Thai): personality; character

Definitions

  1. personality; character

Ancestry of “บุคลิกภาพ”, step by step

บุคลิกภาพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภาพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภาพpicture, image; condition, state
2Palibhāvacondition; form; state; etc
3Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
4Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Thai บุคลิก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบุคลิกindividual; personal
2Palipuggalikaindividual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव
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