Where does “ผู้รอดชีวิต” come from?
ผู้รอดชีวิต (Thai) comes from Thai ชีวิต, from Pali jīvita, from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
ผู้รอดชีวิต (Thai): survivor
Definitions
- survivor
Ancestry of “ผู้รอดชีวิต”, step by step
ผู้รอดชีวิต traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ชีวิต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชีวิต | life |
| 2 | Pali | jīvita | life, lifetime; livelihood |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जीवित | living; lived through; returned to life |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wo-teh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Thai ผู้
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ผู้ | person; people; male; those; those who |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | pʰuːᶜ | person |
via Thai รอด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รอด | to succeed (in escaping danger or an unfavourable cause, or in reaching a destination) |