Where does “รหัส” come from?
รหัส (Thai) comes from Pali rahassa, from Sanskrit रहस्य, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raȷ́ʰ- — to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon.
รหัส (Thai): code, cipher; password
Ancestry of “รหัส”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | rahassa | a secret, mystery |
| 2 | Sanskrit | रहस्य | secret, private, clandestine, concealed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | raȷ́ʰ- | to abandon; secret, mystery; to abandon |