Where does “อภิชนาธิปไตย” come from?

อภิชนาธิปไตย (Thai) comes from Thai อภิชน, 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 — on, onto.

อภิชนาธิปไตย (Thai): aristocracy

Definitions

  1. aristocracy

Ancestry of “อภิชนาธิปไตย”, step by step

อภิชนาธิปไตย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อภิชน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอภิชนaristocrat; elite
2Thaiอภิgreater; higher; superior; over
3Paliabhi-Predominantly verbal prefix
4Sanskritअभिto, towards, in the direction of, against; for,...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHabʰí—
6Proto-Indo-IranianHabʰíto, against; for, on account of
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Thai อธิปไตย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอธิปไตยsovereignty
2Paliādhipateyyalordship, domination, power
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →