Where does “เบญจศก” come from?

เบญจศก (Thai) comes from Thai ศก, from Sanskrit शक, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

เบญจศก (Thai): Lesser Era year whose final figure is five, as...

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Lesser Era year whose final figure is five, as...

Ancestry of “เบญจศก”, step by step

เบญจศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศก

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ศก	headhair; era; year
2	Sanskrit	शक	year
3	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣𐎠	Scythia
4	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣	Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Thai เบญจ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	เบญจ	fifth; five; five; fivefold; five

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