Where does “สันดอน” come from?
สันดอน (Thai) comes from Thai สน, from Thai สนใจ, from Thai ใจ, from Proto-Tai cɤɰᴬ — heart; breath.
สันดอน (Thai): sand bar; bar at the mouth of a river
Definitions
- sand bar; bar at the mouth of a river
Ancestry of “สันดอน”, step by step
สันดอน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai สน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สน | pine: any tree of the genus "Pinus"; conifer: any... |
| 2 | Thai | สนใจ | to be interested, to care; interested, caring |
| 3 | Thai | ใจ | heart; mind; spirit; breath |
| 4 | Proto-Tai | cɤɰᴬ | heart; breath |
via Thai ดอน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ดอน | area of land lying above the level where water flows or where flooding occurs |