Where does “สถานี” come from?
สถานี (Thai) comes from Sanskrit स्थानीय, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas, from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
สถานี (Thai): station
Ancestry of “สถานี”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | स्थानीय | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 3 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |