Where does “เด็กวัด” come from?

เด็กวัด (Thai) comes from Thai วัด, from Old Khmer vattha, from Sanskrit वस्त्र, from Indo-Iranian *wástram, from Proto-Indo-European wés-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

เด็กวัด (Thai): temple boy

Definitions

  1. temple boy

Ancestry of “เด็กวัด”, step by step

เด็กวัด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วัด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวัดreligious compound or place of worship, as...
2Old Khmervattha—
3Sanskritवस्त्रclothes, garment, dress; cloth; cover
4Indo-Iranian*wástram—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwés-tro-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Thai เด็ก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเด็กchild: person below the age of adulthood; young...
2Proto-Taiɗekᴰchild
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wés-tro-m →Every word from Indo-Iranian *wástram →