Where does “เกษตร” come from?

เกษตร (Thai) comes from Sanskrit क्षेत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.

เกษตร (Thai): farmland

Definitions

farmland

Ancestry of “เกษตร”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	क्षेत्र	land, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	ṭṣáytram	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ćšáytram	land, region
4	Proto-Indo-European	tḱey-	to cultivate; to settle; to live

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