Where does “มณฑล” come from?
มณฑล (Thai) comes from Pali maṇḍala, from Sanskrit मण्डल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
มณฑล (Thai): administrative region; province; monthon; circle;...
Definitions
- administrative region; province; monthon; circle;...
Ancestry of “มณฑล”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | maṇḍala | circle; disc; round platform |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मण्डल | circular, round; disk; anything round |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -ल | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |