Where does “อักษรสูง” come from?

อักษรสูง (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.

อักษรสูง (Thai): high-class consonant

Definitions

  1. high-class consonant

Ancestry of “อักษรสูง”, step by step

อักษรสูง 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 สูง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสูงtall; high
2Proto-Southwestern Taisuːŋᴬ¹high
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →