Where does “ภัยพิบัติ” come from?
ภัยพิบัติ (Thai) comes from Thai พิบัติ, 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.
ภัยพิบัติ (Thai): peril; disaster; calamity; catastrophe
Definitions
- peril; disaster; calamity; catastrophe
Ancestry of “ภัยพิบัติ”, step by step
ภัยพิบัติ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พิบัติ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พิบัติ | danger, peril; disaster, calamity; destruction, ruination |
| 2 | Pali | vipatti | failure; misfortune; distress |
| 3 | Pali | patti | arrival; attainment; gain |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पत्ति | going, moving, walking; infantry, soldier, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *patˢtíš | a foot soldier, infantryman |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |