Where does “รถเมล์” come from?
รถเมล์ (Thai) comes from Thai เมล์, from English mail, from Middle English mal, from Old English māl, from Old Norse mál, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
รถเมล์ (Thai): bus
Definitions
- bus
Ancestry of “รถเมล์”, step by step
รถเมล์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เมล์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เมล์ | |
| 2 | English | A bag or wallet; A bag containing letters to be... | |
| 3 | Middle English | mal | — |
| 4 | Old English | māl | speech, contract, agreement; suit, case, action,... |
| 5 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Thai รถ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รถ | chariot, carriage, cart, wagon, or the like;... |
| 2 | Pali | ratha | a chariot, a car; delight, pleasure |
| 3 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |