Where does “วงดนตรี” come from?

วงดนตรี (Thai) comes from Thai ดนตรี, from Sanskrit तन्त्री, from Sanskrit तन्त्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

วงดนตรี (Thai): band, (musical) group, orchestra

Definitions

  1. band, (musical) group, orchestra

Ancestry of “วงดนตรี”, step by step

วงดนตรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ดนตรี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiดนตรีmusic
2Sanskritतन्त्रीlute
3Sanskritतन्त्रa loom; the warp; the leading or principal or...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantántram—
5Proto-Indo-European*tántram—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Thai วง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวงcircle; oval; round or elliptical object
2Old Khmerវាង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerwa(a)ŋenclosure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tántram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántram →