Where does “อนุรักษ์นิยม” come from?

อนุรักษ์นิยม (Thai) comes from Thai นิยม, from Sanskrit नियम, from Sanskrit नि-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní, from Proto-Indo-European ni — down.

Ancestry of “อนุรักษ์นิยม”, step by step

อนุรักษ์นิยม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นิยม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนิยมprinciple; theory; doctrine; popular; fashionable
2Sanskritनियमrestraining, checking, holding back, preventing,...
3Sanskritनि-into; down; without, free of
4Proto-Indo-Iraniannídown, downwards; in, into
5Proto-Indo-Europeannidown

via Thai อนุรักษ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอนุรักษ์—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ni →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ní →Every word from Sanskrit नि- →