Where does “ศาลากลาง” come from?

ศาลากลาง (Thai) comes from Thai ศาลา, from Sanskrit शाला, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ศาลากลาง (Thai): provincial hall: seat of a provincial government

Definitions

  1. provincial hall: seat of a provincial government

Ancestry of “ศาลากลาง”, step by step

ศาลากลาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศาลา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศาลาpavilion: open building used for any purpose,...
2Sanskritशालाa house, mansion, building, hall, large room,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Thai กลาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกลางmiddle; center; in the middle of; amidst;...
2Proto-Taiklaːŋᴬmiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-eh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit शाला →
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