Where does “วันหยุด” come from?
วันหยุด (Thai) comes from Thai วัน, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
วันหยุด (Thai): day off; holiday; vacation
Definitions
- day off; holiday; vacation
Ancestry of “วันหยุด”, step by step
วันหยุด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วัน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วัน | day; daytime; today |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वन | a tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wen- | to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to... |
via Thai หยุด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | หยุด | to stop |