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Where does “สามเณร” come from?

สามเณร (Thai) comes from Pali sāmaṇera, from Sanskrit श्रामणेर, from Sanskrit श्रमण, from Sanskrit श्रम, from Sanskrit श्रम्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱremh₂-.

สามเณร (Thai): "sāmaṇera": ordained male who merely observes 10...

Definitions

  1. "sāmaṇera": ordained male who merely observes 10...

Ancestry of “สามเณร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisāmaṇeranovice monk
2Sanskritश्रामणेरnovice; novice monk, pupil or disciple admitted...
3Sanskritश्रमणmaking effort or exertion, toiling, labouring, ...
4Sanskritश्रमfatigue, weariness, exhaustion; exertion, labour,...
5Sanskritश्रम्class 4; to be or become weary or tired, be tired...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱremh₂-—

Words derived from “สามเณร”

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