Where does “มิตรภาพ” come from?
มิตรภาพ (Thai) comes from Thai ภาพ, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
มิตรภาพ (Thai): friendship
Ancestry of “มิตรภาพ”, step by step
มิตรภาพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ภาพ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ภาพ | picture, image; condition, state |
| 2 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Thai มิตร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | มิตร | friend; crony |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मित्र | a friend, companion, associate; the sun;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mitrás | friend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mitrás | covenant; treaty; agreement |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |