Where does “ปฏิพจน์” come from?
ปฏิพจน์ (Thai) comes from Thai พจน์, from Pali vacana, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
ปฏิพจน์ (Thai): oxymoron
Ancestry of “ปฏิพจน์”, step by step
ปฏิพจน์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พจน์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | พจน์ | word; speech; number |
| 2 | Pali | vacana | utterance |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वचन | speaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वच् | to speak, utter, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |
via Thai ปฏิ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ปฏิ | anti-; counter |
| 2 | Pali | paṭi- | Verbal prefix |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रति- | around, upon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |