Where does “อักษรกลาง” come from?

อักษรกลาง (Thai) comes from Thai อักษร, from Sanskrit अक्षर, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

อักษรกลาง (Thai): mid-class consonant

Definitions

  1. mid-class consonant

Ancestry of “อักษรกลาง”, step by step

อักษรกลาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อักษร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอักษรscript; letter
2Sanskritअक्षरimperishable; unalterable; syllable
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Thai กลาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกลางmiddle; center; in the middle of; amidst;...
2Proto-Taiklaːŋᴬmiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →