Where does “สมมุติ” come from?
สมมุติ (Thai) comes from Pali sammuti, from Sanskrit संवृति, from Sanskrit वृति, from Sanskrit वृ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
สมมุติ (Thai): to assume; to suppose
Definitions
- to assume; to suppose
Ancestry of “สมมุติ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | sammuti | consent; choice; determination; convention;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | संवृति | closure |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृति | surrounding, covering; a hedge, fence, an... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वृ | to cover, screen, veil, conceal, hide, surround,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |