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Where does “สมุทร” come from?

สมุทร (Thai) comes from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

สมุทร (Thai): sea

Definitions

  1. sea

Ancestry of “สมุทร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
2Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “สมุทร”

  • สมุทรสาคร
  • สมุทรสงคราม
  • สมุทรปราการ
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