Where does “สมัคร” come from?

สมัคร (Thai) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk smaka, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

สมัคร (Thai): to want, to wish, to desire; to act at will, to be voluntary, to volunteer

Definitions

  1. to want, to wish, to desire; to act at will, to be voluntary, to volunteer

Ancestry of “สมัคร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmakato taste
2Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
3Old Saxonsmakk—
4Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “สมัคร”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →