Where does “สถานีตำรวจ” come from?

สถานีตำรวจ (Thai) comes from Thai สถานี, 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 — to stand.

สถานีตำรวจ (Thai): police station

Definitions

  1. police station

Ancestry of “สถานีตำรวจ”, step by step

สถานีตำรวจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สถานี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสถานีstation
2Sanskritस्थानीयhaving its place in, being in
3Sanskritस्थानthe act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed...
4Paliṭhānaplace; state, -hood; reason
5Sanskritस्तनthe female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpstánasbreast; teat, nipple
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Thai ตำรวจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตำรวจpolice; police officer
2Old Khmerតំម្រ្វាចinspection, regulation; inspector, regulator; etc
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗnEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn