Where does “มะแมศก” come from?

มะแมศก (Thai) comes from Thai ศก, from Sanskrit शक, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

มะแมศก (Thai): a year of the Goat, the eighth year under the...

Definitions

  1. a year of the Goat, the eighth year under the...

Ancestry of “มะแมศก”, step by step

มะแมศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศกheadhair; era; year
2Sanskritशकyear
3Old Persian𐎿𐎣𐎠Scythia
4Old Persian𐎿𐎣Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Thai มะแม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมะแมyear of the Goat, the eighth year under the...
2Old Khmermamē—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 →Every word from Sanskrit शक →