Where does “ศตวรรษ” come from?
ศตวรรษ (Thai) comes from Thai ศต, from Sanskrit शत, from Sanskrit वत्सर, from Sanskrit वत्स, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.
ศตวรรษ (Thai): a century
Definitions
- a century
Ancestry of “ศตวรรษ”, step by step
ศตวรรษ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ศต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ศต | one hundred |
| 2 | Sanskrit | शत | hundred, used with numerals thus; any very large... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वत्सर | year |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वत्स | a calf; the young of any animal, offspring,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | watsás | yearling calf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wots-ó-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wétos | year |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wet- | year; year-old |
via Thai วรรษ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วรรษ | — |