Where does “เชษฐะ” come from?

เชษฐะ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰas.

เชษฐะ (Thai): Jyeshtha, the 18th of 27 nakshatra in Hindu astronomy, corresponding to α, σ, and τ Scorpionis in the Scorpius constellation

Definitions

  1. Jyeshtha, the 18th of 27 nakshatra in Hindu astronomy, corresponding to α, σ, and τ Scorpionis in the Scorpius constellation

Ancestry of “เชษฐะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्येष्ठmost excellent, pre-eminent, first, chief, best,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́yáHištʰas
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́yáHištʰasEvery word from Sanskrit ज्येष्ठ