Where does “มะเขือเทศ” come from?

มะเขือเทศ (Thai) comes from Thai เทศ, from Sanskrit देश, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

มะเขือเทศ (Thai): tomato

Definitions

  1. tomato

Ancestry of “มะเขือเทศ”, step by step

มะเขือเทศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เทศ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเทศlocal; foreign; district; locality; place;...
2Sanskritदेशpoint, region, spot, place, part, portion;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandayśáspoint, region, part; country, province
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandayćáspart, point; country
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Thai มะเขือ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมะเขือeggplant, aubergine
2Thaiหมากเขือ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dayćás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dayśás →