Where does “พลเรือน” come from?

พลเรือน (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.

พลเรือน (Thai): civil or civilian, as distinguished from the...

Definitions

  1. civil or civilian, as distinguished from the...

Ancestry of “พลเรือน”, step by step

พลเรือน 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 เรือน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเรือนhouse
2Proto-Tairɤːnᴬhouse

Words derived from “พลเรือน

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas