Where does “พาณิชย์” come from?
พาณิชย์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit वाणिज्य, from Sanskrit वणिज्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
พาณิชย์ (Thai): commerce
Ancestry of “พาณิชย์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | वाणिज्य | commerce |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वणिज् | a merchant, trader; the zodiacal sign Libra; name... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |