Where does “พจน์” come from?

พจน์ (Thai) comes from Pali vacana, from Sanskrit वचन, from Sanskrit वच्, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

พจน์ (Thai): word; speech; number

Definitions

  1. word; speech; number

Ancestry of “พจน์”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivacanautterance
2Sanskritवचनspeaking; eloquent; speaking, utterance
3Sanskritवच्to speak, utter, say
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “พจน์”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- →Every word from Sanskrit वच् →Every word from Sanskrit वचन →