Where does “สาธารณสุข” come from?
สาธารณสุข (Thai) comes from Thai สาธารณ, from Pali sādhāraṇa, from Sanskrit साधारण, from Sanskrit स-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sa-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
สาธารณสุข (Thai): public health
Definitions
- public health
Ancestry of “สาธารณสุข”, step by step
สาธารณสุข traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai สาธารณ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สาธารณ | Alternative form of สาธารณะ; public |
| 2 | Pali | sādhāraṇa | general; common |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साधारण | common, ordinary; "having or resting on the same... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स- | with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sa- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sa- | together, co- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Thai สุข
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สุข | joy; happiness; delight |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सुख | running swiftly or easily only applied to cars or chariots, superlative, easy |
| 3 | Sanskrit | सु- | good, well |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hsu- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hsu- | good |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁su- | good |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wes- | good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast |