Where does “รูปภาพ” come from?

รูปภาพ (Thai) comes from Thai ภาพ, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

รูปภาพ (Thai): picture, image

Definitions

  1. picture, image

Ancestry of “รูปภาพ”, step by step

รูปภาพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภาพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภาพpicture, image; condition, state
2Palibhāvacondition; form; state; etc
3Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
4Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Thai รูป

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรูปoutward appearance; shape; form; figure; image:...
2Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
3Sanskritरूप्to form, shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव