Where does “ปฏิ” come from?

ปฏิ (Thai) comes from Pali paṭi-, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ปฏิ (Thai): anti-; counter

Definitions

  1. anti-; counter

Ancestry of “ปฏิ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipaṭi-Verbal prefix
2Sanskritप्रति-around, upon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “ปฏิ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós