Where does “ศักยภาพ” come from?

ศักยภาพ (Thai) comes from Thai ภาพ, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ศักยภาพ (Thai): potential, potentiality: latent excellence or ability that may be developed

Definitions

  1. potential, potentiality: latent excellence or ability that may be developed

Ancestry of “ศักยภาพ”, step by step

ศักยภาพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภาพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภาพpicture, image; condition, state
2Palibhāvacondition; form; state; etc
3Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
4Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Thai ศักย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศักยpotential; capable; able
2Sanskritशाक्यSakya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Sanskrit भू →Every word from Sanskrit भाव →