Where does “อติชน” come from?
อติชน (Thai) comes from Thai อติ, from Pali ati, from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
อติชน (Thai): elite
Definitions
- elite
Ancestry of “อติชน”, step by step
อติชน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai อติ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อติ | excellent, special, plentiful, extreme |
| 2 | Pali | ati | very |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अति | over-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | áti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | áti | over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via Thai ชน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชน | to collide with; to converge a period; to make... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जन | generating; person, human being, human; race,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́ánHas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ánHas | race, group of people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónh₁os | birth; offspring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |