Where does “วัน ๔” come from?

วัน ๔ (Thai) comes from Thai วัน, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

วัน ๔ (Thai): Wednesday

Definitions

  1. Wednesday

Ancestry of “วัน ๔”, step by step

วัน ๔ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวันday; daytime; today
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Thai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thai4
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen-Every word from Sanskrit वनEvery word from Thai วัน