Where does “พิบัติ” come from?

พิบัติ (Thai) comes from Pali vipatti, from Pali patti, from Sanskrit पत्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patˢtíš, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

พิบัติ (Thai): danger, peril; disaster, calamity; destruction, ruination

Definitions

  1. danger, peril; disaster, calamity; destruction, ruination

Ancestry of “พิบัติ”, step by step

พิบัติ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vipatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivipattifailure; misfortune; distress
2Palipattiarrival; attainment; gain
3Sanskritपत्तिgoing, moving, walking; infantry, soldier, hero
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*patˢtíša foot soldier, infantryman
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Sanskrit विपत्ति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविपत्तिadversity; calamity; difficulty; disaster;...

Words derived from “พิบัติ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *patˢtíš