Where does “สนมเอก” come from?

สนมเอก (Thai) comes from Thai เอก, from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

สนมเอก (Thai): royal chief concubine

Definitions

  1. royal chief concubine

Ancestry of “สนมเอก”, step by step

สนมเอก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเอกsole; single; solitary; one; alone; lonely;...
2Paliekaone
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Thai สนม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสนมfemale palace attendant; royal concubine; officer...
2Old Khmerស្នំfemale palace attendant; royal concubine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →