Where does “หลักฐาน” come from?
หลักฐาน (Thai) comes from Thai หลัก, from Pali lakkha, from Sanskrit लक्ष, from Sanskrit लक्ष्, from Sanskrit रक्ष्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hrakṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrakš-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.
หลักฐาน (Thai): evidence
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Ancestry of “หลักฐาน”, step by step
หลักฐาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai หลัก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | หลัก | pillar; post; basis; core; principle; foundation |
| 2 | Pali | lakkha | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लक्ष | a mark, sign, token; a mark to aim at, target,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लक्ष् | perceive, observe; recognise; to mark, sign |
| 5 | Sanskrit | रक्ष् | to protect, guard, watch, take care of, save,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hrakṣ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrakš- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
via Thai ฐาน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฐาน | base, location; support, holder; position, rank |
| 2 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |