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Where does “มหรสพ” come from?

มหรสพ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit महोत्सव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

มหรสพ (Thai): amusement; entertainment; series of entertaining...

Definitions

  1. amusement; entertainment; series of entertaining...

Ancestry of “มหรสพ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमहोत्सवfestival; god of love; any great rejoicing
2Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
3Sanskritमहायान—
4Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
5Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
6Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
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