Where does “สามัญศักราช” come from?
สามัญศักราช (Thai) comes from Thai สามัญ, from Pali sāmañña, from Sanskrit समान, from Sanskrit मान, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
สามัญศักราช (Thai): Common Era
Definitions
- Common Era
Ancestry of “สามัญศักราช”, step by step
สามัญศักราช traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai สามัญ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สามัญ | common; general; ordinary |
| 2 | Pali | sāmañña | generality; equality; conformity; unity; company |
| 3 | Sanskrit | समान | One of the five vital airs; same, identical,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मान | opinion; notion; conception; idea |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |