Where does “ประชากร” come from?
ประชากร (Thai) comes from Thai ประชา, from Sanskrit प्रजा, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
ประชากร (Thai): population: number or body of inhabitants;...
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Ancestry of “ประชากร”, step by step
ประชากร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ประชา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ประชา | people |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रजा | subject of a king, rule; procreation; offspring |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Thai อากร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อากร | group; pile; accumulation; origin; source; place... |
| 2 | Pali | ākāra | the letter 'ā'; state, condition; quality,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अकार | The Devanagari letter अ; The vowel sound /ɐ/ |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कार | gain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृ | to make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |