Where does “ลักษณนาม” come from?

ลักษณนาม (Thai) comes from Thai นาม, from Sanskrit नाम — neuter nominative singular of नामन्; neuter...

ลักษณนาม (Thai): classifier; counter; measure word

Definitions

  1. classifier; counter; measure word

Ancestry of “ลักษณนาม”, step by step

ลักษณนาม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนามname; designation; title; appellation; noun;...
2Sanskritनामneuter nominative singular of नामन्; neuter...

via Thai ลักษณ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลักษณ
Every word from Sanskrit नामEvery word from Thai นาม