Where does “วัฒนธรรม” come from?

วัฒนธรรม (Thai) comes from Thai ธรรม, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

วัฒนธรรม (Thai): culture

Definitions

  1. culture

Ancestry of “วัฒนธรรม”, step by step

วัฒนธรรม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ธรรม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiธรรมdharma; doctrine
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Thai วัฒน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวัฒน—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas →Every word from Sanskrit धर्म →