Where does “ประธาน” come from?

ประธาน (Thai) comes from Sanskrit प्रधान, from Sanskrit प्रधत्ते — to place before.

ประธาน (Thai): chief; lord; master; leader; head; president;...

Definitions

  1. chief; lord; master; leader; head; president;...

Ancestry of “ประธาน”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रधानchief, foremost, most important; pre-eminent;...
2Sanskritप्रधत्तेto place before

Words derived from “ประธาน

Every word from Sanskrit प्रधत्तेEvery word from Sanskrit प्रधान