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Where does “ราษฎร” come from?

ราษฎร (Thai) comes from Sanskrit राष्ट्र, from Sanskrit धृतराष्ट्र.

ราษฎร (Thai): state, nation, country; realm, domain, territory;...

Definitions

  1. state, nation, country; realm, domain, territory;...

Ancestry of “ราษฎร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritराष्ट्रa kingdom , realm, empire, dominion, district,...
2Sanskritधृतराष्ट्र—
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