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Where does “เที่ยงธรรม” come from?

เที่ยงธรรม (Thai) comes from Thai ธรรม, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

เที่ยงธรรม (Thai): upright; fair; just; impartial; unbiased;...

Definitions

  1. upright; fair; just; impartial; unbiased;...

Ancestry of “เที่ยงธรรม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiธรรมdharma; doctrine
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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