Where does “ราษฎร” come from?
ราษฎร (Thai) comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र — King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas.
ราษฎร (Thai): state, nation, country; realm, domain, territory;...
Definitions
- state, nation, country; realm, domain, territory;...
Ancestry of “ราษฎร”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | राष्ट्र | a kingdom, realm, empire, dominion, district, country |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धृतराष्ट्र | King of Hastinapura, husband of Gandhari, and the father of the Kauravas |