Where does “วัน” come from?

วัน (Thai) comes from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

วัน (Thai): day; daytime; today

Definitions

  1. day; daytime; today

Ancestry of “วัน”, step by step

วัน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit वन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Proto-Southwestern Tai ŋwanᴬ²

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Southwestern Taiŋwanᴬ²day
2Proto-Taiŋwanᴬdaytime

Words derived from “วัน”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →