Where does “หลอดแสงจันทร์” come from?
หลอดแสงจันทร์ (Thai) comes from Thai จันทร์, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.
หลอดแสงจันทร์ (Thai): mercury-vapour lamp
Definitions
- mercury-vapour lamp
Ancestry of “หลอดแสงจันทร์”, step by step
หลอดแสงจันทร์ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai จันทร์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | จันทร์ | moon; any lunar deity; Monday. "Abbreviation": จ |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |