Where does “ปฏิปักษ์” come from?

ปฏิปักษ์ (Thai) comes from Thai ปักษ์, from Sanskrit पक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pakšás, from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

ปฏิปักษ์ (Thai): antagonist, adversary

Definitions

  1. antagonist, adversary

Ancestry of “ปฏิปักษ์”, step by step

ปฏิปักษ์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ปักษ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปักษ์fortnight
2Sanskritपक्षwing, pinion; symbol; name of the number two
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpakšás
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-só-s
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeg-breast
6Englishpolyethylene glycolAny of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...

via Thai ปฏิ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปฏิanti-; counter
2Palipaṭi-Verbal prefix
3Sanskritप्रति-around, upon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from English polyethylene glycol
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