Where does “รถติด” come from?

รถติด (Thai) comes from Thai รถ, from Pali ratha, from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

รถติด (Thai): traffic jam

Definitions

  1. traffic jam

Ancestry of “รถติด”, step by step

รถติด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รถ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรถchariot, carriage, cart, wagon, or the like;...
2Palirathaa chariot, a car; delight, pleasure
3Sanskritरथchariot, car, especially a two-wheeled...
4Proto-Indo-IranianHrátʰaschariot
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrót-h₂-os
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Thai ติด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiติดto attach; to be attached to; to stick to; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-osEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas