Where does “พฤษภาคม” come from?
พฤษภาคม (Thai) comes from Thai อาคม, from Pali āgama, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
พฤษภาคม (Thai): May the fifth month of the year under the Gregorian calendar
Definitions
- May the fifth month of the year under the Gregorian calendar
Ancestry of “พฤษภาคม”, step by step
พฤษภาคม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai อาคม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อาคม | magic; spell; charm; coming |
| 2 | Pali | āgama | coming, arrival |
| 3 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Thai พฤษภ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พฤษภ | bovine: bull, cow, ox, etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृषभ | a bull; the chief, most excellent or eminent,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (w)r̥šabʰás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥sn̥-bʰó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérsēn | virile man; male animal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wers- | to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle |