Where does “พิพิธภัณฑ์” come from?

พิพิธภัณฑ์ (Thai) comes from Thai พิพิธ, from Pali vividha, from Sanskrit विविध, from Sanskrit विधा, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

พิพิธภัณฑ์ (Thai): museum

Definitions

  1. museum

Ancestry of “พิพิธภัณฑ์”, step by step

พิพิธภัณฑ์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai พิพิธ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพิพิธmanifold; various
2Palivividhadiverse, manifold, mixed
3Sanskritविविधof various sorts, manifold, diverse, assorted
4Sanskritविधाto bring about, effect, accomplish
5Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via Thai ภัณฑ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภัณฑ์ware; item; thing
2Palibhaṇḍagood; wares; implements; articles
3Sanskritभाण्डgood

Words derived from “พิพิธภัณฑ์

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Sanskrit वि-Every word from Sanskrit विधा