Where does “มะโรงศก” come from?

มะโรงศก (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.

มะโรงศก (Thai): year of the Dragon, the fifth year under the...

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year of the Dragon, the fifth year under the...

Ancestry of “มะโรงศก”, step by step

มะโรงศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศก

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ศก	headhair; era; year
2	Sanskrit	शक	year
3	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣𐎠	Scythia
4	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣	Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Thai มะโรง

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	มะโรง	Year of the Dragon, the fifth year in the cycle...
2	Old Khmer	roṅ	—

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