Where does “ระหว่างประเทศ” come from?

ระหว่างประเทศ (Thai) comes from Thai ประเทศ, from Sanskrit प्रदेश, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

ระหว่างประเทศ (Thai): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “ระหว่างประเทศ”, step by step

ระหว่างประเทศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ประเทศ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiประเทศnation; also used as a prefix to the name of a...
2Sanskritप्रदेशpointing out, showing, indication, direction,...
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Thai ระหว่าง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiระหว่างdistance (between two points in space or time): space, gap; interval, duration, period; meanwhile; etc
2Old Khmerល្វាង៑to be circular, in a circle
3Old Khmerវាង៑—
4Proto-Mon-Khmerwa(a)ŋenclosure

Words derived from “ระหว่างประเทศ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →