Where does “อุดมคติ” come from?

อุดมคติ (Thai) comes from Thai อุดม, from Pali uttama, from Sanskrit उत्तम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan uttamás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢtamás, from Proto-Indo-European ud-tm̥m-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

อุดมคติ (Thai): ideal

Definitions

  1. ideal

Ancestry of “อุดมคติ”, step by step

อุดมคติ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อุดม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอุดมabundant; full; highest; supreme; excellent; etc
2Paliuttamautmost; highest; best
3Sanskritउत्तमuppermost, highest, most elevated; chief,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanuttamás
5Proto-Indo-Iranianutˢtamáshighest, most elevated
6Proto-Indo-Europeanud-tm̥m-ó-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Thai คติ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคติprinciple; ways; model
2Paligaticourse; destiny; career
3Sanskritगतिgoing, moving, gait, deportment, motion in...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangátišgoing, motion
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḿ̥tis
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ud-tm̥m-ó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian utˢtamás