Where does “อหิวาต์” come from?
อหิวาต์ (Thai) comes from Thai วาต, from Pali vāta, from Sanskrit वात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
อหิวาต์ (Thai): cholera
Ancestry of “อหิวาต์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | วาต | wind; air; breath |
| 2 | Pali | vāta | wind |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वात | wind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HwáHatas | wind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |