Where does “สนามกีฬา” come from?

สนามกีฬา (Thai) comes from Thai กีฬา, from Pali kīḷā, from Sanskrit क्रीडा, from Sanskrit क्रीड, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kriẓḍ- — to play.

สนามกีฬา (Thai): stadium

Definitions

  1. stadium

Ancestry of “สนามกีฬา”, step by step

สนามกีฬา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กีฬา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกีฬาsport
2Palikīḷāsport; play
3Sanskritक्रीडाsport, play, pastime, amusement; amorous play
4Sanskritक्रीडplaying, sporting
5Proto-Indo-Aryankriẓḍ-to play

via Thai สนาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสนามfield; ground
2Old Khmersnāṃ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kriẓḍ- →Every word from Sanskrit क्रीड →Every word from Sanskrit क्रीडा →