Where does “ประชามติ” come from?

ประชามติ (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.

ประชามติ (Thai): plebiscite; referendum

Definitions

  1. plebiscite; referendum

Ancestry of “ประชามติ”, step by step

ประชามติ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ประชา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiประชาpeople
2Sanskritप्रजाsubject of a king, rule; procreation; offspring
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Thai มติ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมติa resolution; an opinion; view
2Sanskritमतिdevotion, prayer, worship, hymn, sacred...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmatíšthought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥tís—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →