Where does “ศักดิ์สิทธิ์” come from?

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (Thai) comes from Thai ศักดิ์, from Sanskrit शक्ति, from Sanskrit शक्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- — to be able, capable.

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (Thai): holy; sacred

Definitions

  1. holy; sacred

Ancestry of “ศักดิ์สิทธิ์”, step by step

ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศักดิ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศักดิ์energy; strength; force; vigour; authority;...
2Sanskritशक्तिstrength, power, might; ability
3Sanskritशक्to be able; can
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

via Thai สิทธิ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสิทธิ์—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱek- →Every word from Sanskrit शक् →Every word from Sanskrit शक्ति →