Where does “เข็ม” come from?

เข็ม (Thai) comes from Thai ใน, from Thai มหาสมุทร, from Thai สมุทร, from Sanskrit समुद्र, from Sanskrit सम्-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sam-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

เข็ม (Thai): needle. (classifier: เล่ม)

Definitions

  1. needle. (classifier: เล่ม)

Ancestry of “เข็ม”, step by step

เข็ม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ใน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiในin; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at; during;...
2Thaiมหาสมุทรocean
3Thaiสมุทรsea
4Sanskritसमुद्रthe sea; ocean
5Sanskritसम्-with, together with, along with, together,...
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansam-together, joint, paired
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Proto-Tai qemᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Taiqemᴬneedle
2Middle Chinese針—

Words derived from “เข็ม”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Sanskrit सम्- →Every word from Sanskrit समुद्र →