Where does “อภิมหาอำนาจ” come from?

อภิมหาอำนาจ (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.

อภิมหาอำนาจ (Thai): superpower

Definitions

  1. superpower

Ancestry of “อภิมหาอำนาจ”, step by step

อภิมหาอำนาจ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อภิ

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

via Thai มหา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมหาgrand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a...
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्

via Thai อำนาจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอำนาจauthority; force; influence; power
2Old Khmerʼaṃnāc
3Old Khmerʼāca
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts