Where does “ปัจฉิม” come from?
ปัจฉิม (Thai) comes from Pali pacchima, from Sanskrit पश्चिम, from Sanskrit पश्चा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁.
ปัจฉิม (Thai): west; latter
Definitions
- west; latter
Ancestry of “ปัจฉิม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | pacchima | latest, hindmost, lowest, western |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पश्चिम | west, western |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पश्चा | behind; after, later; westward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pasčaH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *pos-kʷéh₁ | — |