Where does “อาสาสมัคร” come from?
อาสาสมัคร (Thai) comes from Thai สมัคร, from Norwegian Nynorsk smaka, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
อาสาสมัคร (Thai): volunteer
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Ancestry of “อาสาสมัคร”, step by step
อาสาสมัคร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai สมัคร
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สมัคร | to want, to wish, to desire; to act at will, to be voluntary, to volunteer |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | smaka | to taste |
| 3 | Middle Low German | smak | taste; smell |
| 4 | Old Saxon | smakk | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smakku | taste |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |