Where does “ประวัติศาสตร์” come from?
ประวัติศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai ประวัติ, from Pali pavatti, from Sanskrit प्रवृत्ति, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
ประวัติศาสตร์ (Thai): history: study of past events; aggregate of past events
Definitions
- history: study of past events; aggregate of past events
Ancestry of “ประวัติศาสตร์”, step by step
ประวัติศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ประวัติ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ประวัติ | history; account; story |
| 2 | Pali | pavatti | manifestation; wielding; execution; happening;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रवृत्ति | moving forwards, advance, progress |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |