Where does “ละคร” come from?

ละคร (Thai) comes from Javanese ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦸ, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς.

ละคร (Thai): show; play; drama

Definitions

  1. show; play; drama

Ancestry of “ละคร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀plot, scenario
2Javaneseꦭꦏꦸwalk
3Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
4Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
5Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
6Late Latinliquiritia—
7Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
8Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
9Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “ละคร”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →