Where does “วรรณยุกต์” come from?

วรรณยุกต์ (Thai) comes from Thai วรรณ, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

วรรณยุกต์ (Thai): tone

Definitions

  1. tone

Ancestry of “วรรณยุกต์”, step by step

วรรณยุกต์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Thai ยุกต์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยุกต์connected, attached
2Sanskritयुक्तyoked, fastened, harnessed to; set to work,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyugtás—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugtósyoked, joined
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “วรรณยุกต์”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas →