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Where does “สุขุม” come from?

สุขุม (Thai) comes from Pali sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म, from Sanskrit सुक्ष्म, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

สุขุม (Thai): deep, profound; delicate, fine; careful;...

Definitions

  1. deep, profound; delicate, fine; careful;...

Ancestry of “สุขุม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisukhumadeep, profound; delicate, fine; keen
2Sanskritसूक्ष्मacute, subtle, keen; nice, exact, precise;...
3Sanskritसुक्ष्म—
4Sanskritसु-good, well
5Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
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