Where does “รัฐมนตรี” come from?
รัฐมนตรี (Thai) comes from Thai มนตรี, from Hindi mantri, from Sanskrit मन्त्री, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन्, from Sanskrit मन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mántras, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
รัฐมนตรี (Thai): counsellor of state; cabinet minister
Definitions
- counsellor of state; cabinet minister
Ancestry of “รัฐมนตรี”, step by step
รัฐมนตรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai มนตรี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | มนตรี | adviser; counsellor; consultant; secretary;... |
| 2 | Hindi | mantri | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मन्त्री | nominative singular of मन्त्रिन्; adviser;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Thai รัฐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รัฐ | state |
| 2 | Pali | raṭṭha | country, reign, kingdom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas |