Where does “เบญจมาศ” come from?

เบญจมาศ (Thai) comes from Thai มาศ, from Sanskrit माष — any Old World bean; urad.

เบญจมาศ (Thai): florist's daisy, the plant Chrysanthemum × morifolium of the family Asteraceae

Definitions

  1. florist's daisy, the plant Chrysanthemum × morifolium of the family Asteraceae

Ancestry of “เบญจมาศ”, step by step

เบญจมาศ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มาศ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมาศgold; sulfur
2Sanskritमाषany Old World bean; urad

via Thai เบญจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเบญจfifth; five; five; fivefold; five
Every word from Sanskrit माष →Every word from Thai มาศ →