Where does “อักษรตัวใหญ่” come from?

อักษรตัวใหญ่ (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.

อักษรตัวใหญ่ (Thai): capital letter, upper case, majuscule

Definitions

  1. capital letter, upper case, majuscule

Ancestry of “อักษรตัวใหญ่”, step by step

อักษรตัวใหญ่ traces back through 3 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 ตัว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
2Old Chinese

via Thai ใหญ่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใหญ่big; very big; large; great; important; main; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Sanskrit अ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-
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