Where does “ยม” come from?
ยม (Thai) comes from English gym, from English gymnasium, from Latin Gymnasium, from Ancient Greek γυμνάσιον, from Ancient Greek γυμνάζω, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós — naked, nude.
ยม (Thai): Yama, the god of the dead, the overlord of the...
Definitions
- Yama, the god of the dead, the overlord of the...
Ancestry of “ยม”, step by step
ยม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gym | Clipping of gymnasium; clipping of gymnastics; A... |
| 2 | English | gymnasium | A large room or building for indoor sports; A... |
| 3 | Latin | Gymnasium | character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάσιον | bodily exercises; gymnastic school, school |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάζω | to train naked; to train |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γυμνός | naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷomnós | naked, nude |
via Pali yama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | yama | nightwatch of three hours |
| 2 | Sanskrit | याम | motion, course, going, progress |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यम | a twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज | born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |