Where does “อุดร” come from?
อุดร (Thai) comes from Sanskrit उत्तर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian útˢtaras, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
อุดร (Thai): north; northern; left
Ancestry of “อุดร”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | उत्तर | upper, higher, superior; better; later,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | útˢtaras | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | údteros | higher, outer |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |