Where does “ประชาธิปไตย” come from?

ประชาธิปไตย (Thai) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ประชาธิปไตย (Thai): democracy

Definitions

  1. democracy

Ancestry of “ประชาธิปไตย”, step by step

ประชาธิปไตย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रजा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रजाsubject of a king, rule; procreation; offspring
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Pali ādhipateyya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliādhipateyyalordship, domination, power
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →
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