Where does “รัฐศาสตร์” come from?

รัฐศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai รัฐ, from Pali raṭṭha, from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.

รัฐศาสตร์ (Thai): political science

Definitions

  1. political science

Ancestry of “รัฐศาสตร์”, step by step

รัฐศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai รัฐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรัฐstate
2Paliraṭṭhacountry, reign, kingdom
3Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country
4Sanskritधृतराष्ट्रKing of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas

via Thai ศาสตร์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศาสตร์science; field or branch of knowledge; -ology
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra

Words derived from “รัฐศาสตร์

Every word from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्रEvery word from Sanskrit राष्ट्रEvery word from Pali raṭṭha