Where does “พลขับ” come from?

พลขับ (Thai) comes from Thai พล, from Pali bāla, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

พลขับ (Thai): vehicle driver; driving officer; military officer...

Definitions

  1. vehicle driver; driving officer; military officer...

Ancestry of “พลขับ”, step by step

พลขับ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพลforce; strength; energy; power; armed force;...
2Palibālachild; fool; young
3Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Thai ขับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขับto drive, to operate; to drive; to drive away, to...
2Proto-Taik.rapᴰto drive away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas
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