Where does “ภัตตาคาร” come from?

ภัตตาคาร (Thai) comes from Pali bhatta, from Sanskrit भक्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ภัตตาคาร (Thai): restaurant

Definitions

  1. restaurant

Ancestry of “ภัตตาคาร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhattaboiled rice; food, meal
2Sanskritभक्तdistributed, assigned, allotted; engaged in,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰaktásdistributed, allotted, assigned; share, lot,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaktás →Every word from Sanskrit भक्त →