Etymology Explorer › Thai

Where does “ประเทศ” come from?

ประเทศ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit प्रदेश, 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.

ประเทศ (Thai): nation; also used as a prefix to the name of a...

Definitions

  1. nation; also used as a prefix to the name of a...

Ancestry of “ประเทศ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रदेशpointing out, showing, indication, direction,...
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

Words derived from “ประเทศ”

  • เจ้าประเทศราช
  • ต่างประเทศ
  • พระยาประเทศราช
  • ประเทศราช
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →