Where does “อัฒจันทร์” come from?
อัฒจันทร์ (Thai) comes from Thai อัฒ, from Pali aḍḍha-, from Sanskrit अर्ध, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hárdʰas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁érdʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
อัฒจันทร์ (Thai): grandstand, bleacher, or similar structure
Definitions
- grandstand, bleacher, or similar structure
Ancestry of “อัฒจันทร์”, step by step
อัฒจันทร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai อัฒ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อัฒ | half |
| 2 | Pali | aḍḍha- | half |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अर्ध | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hárdʰas | division, half |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁érdʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Thai จันทร์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | จันทร์ | moon; any lunar deity; Monday. "Abbreviation": จ |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining (as gold), having the brilliancy or hue of light (said of gods, of water and of soma) |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |