Where does “มหาสมุทร” come from?
มหาสมุทร (Thai) comes from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
มหาสมุทร (Thai): ocean
Ancestry of “มหาสมุทร”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | สมุทร | sea |
| 2 | Sanskrit | समुद्र | the sea; ocean |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सम्- | with, together with, along with, together,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sam- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |