Where does “ภูมิภาค” come from?

ภูมิภาค (Thai) comes from Thai ภูมิ, from Pali bhūmi, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.

ภูมิภาค (Thai): region; area

Definitions

  1. region; area

Ancestry of “ภูมิภาค”, step by step

ภูมิภาค traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภูมิ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภูมิland: earth; ground; soil; territory; land:...
2Palibhūmiground, earth; Earth; region
3Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
4Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
5Proto-Celtictalamūearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
7Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Thai ภาค

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภาคluck; good luck; good fortune; part; section;...
2Palibhāgīpartner; party
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-Every word from Proto-Celtic talamū