Where does “อุณหภูมิ” come from?

อุณหภูมิ (Thai) comes from Thai อุณห, from Thai พลศาสตร์, from Thai พล, from Pali bāla, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

อุณหภูมิ (Thai): temperature

Definitions

  1. temperature

Ancestry of “อุณหภูมิ”, step by step

อุณหภูมิ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อุณห

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอุณหheat
2Thaiพลศาสตร์dynamics
3Thaiพลforce; strength; energy; power; armed force;...
4Palibālachild; fool; young
5Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas
7Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

via Thai ภูมิ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภูมิland: earth; ground; soil; territory; land:...
2Palibhūmiground, earth; Earth; region
3Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
4Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
5Proto-Celtictalamūearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
7Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via English temperature

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtemperatureA measure of cold or heat, often measurable with...
2Latintemperaturadue or proper measure, proportion, composition or...
3Latintemperōto divide duly, qualify, temper, moderate
4Latintempustime, period, age; season; kairos, right time,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemposstretch
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas
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