Where does “ปฐพี” come from?

ปฐพี (Thai) comes from Pali paṭhavī, from Sanskrit पृथिवी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ — country.

ปฐพี (Thai): earth, land; soil

Definitions

  1. earth, land; soil

Ancestry of “ปฐพี”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipaṭhavīearth
2Sanskritपृथिवीthe earth or the wide world
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥tHwíH—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-éwih₂country
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH →Every word from Sanskrit पृथिवी →