Where does “มหาอำนาจ” come from?
มหาอำนาจ (Thai) comes from Thai มหา, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.
มหาอำนาจ (Thai): great power
Ancestry of “มหาอำนาจ”, step by step
มหาอำนาจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai มหา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | มหา | grand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a... |
| 2 | Pali | mahant | great, big, massive; important, well-known |
| 3 | Sanskrit | म॒हत् | — |
via Thai อำนาจ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | อำนาจ | authority; force; influence; power |
| 2 | Old Khmer | ʼaṃnāc | — |
| 3 | Old Khmer | ʼāca | — |