Where does “อภิเษก” come from?

อภิเษก (Thai) comes from Sanskrit अभिषेक, from Sanskrit अभिसेचते, 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.

อภิเษก (Thai): to appoint, install, or inaugurate by pouring...

Definitions

  1. to appoint, install, or inaugurate by pouring...

Ancestry of “อภิเษก”, step by step

อภิเษก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अभिषेक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअभिषेकconsecration; consecration by watering; water...
2Sanskritअभिसेचतेhe sprinkles
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 อภิ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอภิgreater; higher; superior; over
2Paliabhi-Predominantly verbal prefix

Words derived from “อภิเษก

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