Where does “รถไฟใต้ดิน” come from?
รถไฟใต้ดิน (Thai) comes from Thai ใต้ดิน, from Thai ใต้, from Thai ฝ่า, from Thai ละออง, from Thai ธุลี, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš — smoke; mist, haze.
รถไฟใต้ดิน (Thai): subway, metro, underground railway
Definitions
- subway, metro, underground railway
Ancestry of “รถไฟใต้ดิน”, step by step
รถไฟใต้ดิน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ใต้ดิน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใต้ดิน | underground; subterranean; concealed; illegal |
| 2 | Thai | ใต้ | south; south; southern; southward; inferior;... |
| 3 | Thai | ฝ่า | palm of the hand; sole of the foot; to go... |
| 4 | Thai | ละออง | fine particles; dust; powder |
| 5 | Thai | ธุลี | dust |
| 6 | Sanskrit | धूलि | dust, powder, pollen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰuHliṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHliš | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂lis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Thai รถไฟ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รถไฟ | train: connected group of rolling stock |
| 2 | Thai | รถ | chariot, carriage, cart, wagon, or the like;... |
| 3 | Pali | ratha | a chariot, a car; delight, pleasure |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |