Where does “เขตอิทธิพล” come from?
เขตอิทธิพล (Thai) comes from Thai อิทธิพล, 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.
เขตอิทธิพล (Thai): sphere of influence
Definitions
- sphere of influence
Ancestry of “เขตอิทธิพล”, step by step
เขตอิทธิพล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai อิทธิพล
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อิทธิพล | influence; power; effect |
| 2 | Thai | พล | force; strength; energy; power; armed force;... |
| 3 | Pali | bāla | child; fool; young |
| 4 | Sanskrit | बल | power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | bálas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bálas | strong, forceful |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bel- | to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength |
via Thai เขต
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เขต | limit; boundary; area; zone; territory; district... |
| 2 | Pali | khetta | field; place of production |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्षेत्र | land, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṭṣáytram | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćšáytram | land, region |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tḱey- | to cultivate; to settle; to live |