Where does “มติชน” come from?
มติชน (Thai) comes from Thai ชน, from Sanskrit जन, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ánHas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
มติชน (Thai): a public opinion
Definitions
- a public opinion
Ancestry of “มติชน”, step by step
มติชน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ชน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชน | to collide with; to converge a period; to make... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |