Where does “พลร่ม” come from?

พลร่ม (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.

พลร่ม (Thai): paratrooper, parachutist

Definitions

  1. paratrooper, parachutist

Ancestry of “พลร่ม”, step by step

พลร่ม 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 ร่ม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiร่มshade; shelter; place shaded or sheltered;...
2Proto-Tairɤmᴮshade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas