Where does “พยานหลักฐาน” come from?
พยานหลักฐาน (Thai) comes from Thai หลักฐาน, from Thai หลัก, from Pali lakkha, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš- — to protect.
พยานหลักฐาน (Thai): evidence
Definitions
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Ancestry of “พยานหลักฐาน”, step by step
พยานหลักฐาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai หลักฐาน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | หลักฐาน | evidence |
| 2 | Thai | หลัก | pillar; post; basis; core; principle; foundation |
| 3 | Pali | lakkha | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 6 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Thai พยาน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พยาน | evidence; testimony; witness |