Where does “อภิชน” come from?
อภิชน (Thai) comes from Thai อภิ, from Pali abhi-, from Sanskrit अभि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Habʰí, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
อภิชน (Thai): aristocrat; elite
Definitions
- aristocrat; elite
Ancestry of “อภิชน”, step by step
อภิชน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai อภิ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อภิ | greater; higher; superior; over |
| 2 | Pali | abhi- | Predominantly verbal prefix |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अभि | to, towards, in the direction of, against; for,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Habʰí | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Habʰí | to, against; for, on account of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |