Where does “สะกดจิต” come from?

สะกดจิต (Thai) comes from Thai จิต, from Angkorian Old Khmer citta.

สะกดจิต (Thai): to hypnotise

Definitions

  1. to hypnotise

Ancestry of “สะกดจิต”, step by step

สะกดจิต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จิต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจิตmind; heart; soul; spirit; mentality
2Angkorian Old Khmercitta—

via Thai สะกด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสะกดto control; to suppress; to put to sleep; to...
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