Where does “วรรณคดี” come from?

วรรณคดี (Thai) comes from Thai คดี, from Old Khmer ក្តិ, from Sanskrit गति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gátiš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

วรรณคดี (Thai): literature, literary work

Definitions

  1. literature, literary work

Ancestry of “วรรณคดี”, step by step

วรรณคดี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คดี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคดีcase; lawsuit; story
2Old Khmerក្តិ—
3Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Thai วรรณ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวรรณcolor, tint, tone; caste; class; letter, book
2Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷḿ̥tis →