Where does “เภท” come from?
เภท (Thai) comes from Pali bheda, from Sanskrit भेद, from Sanskrit भिद्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
เภท (Thai): division; separation; breaking; destruction;...
Definitions
- division; separation; breaking; destruction;...
Ancestry of “เภท”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | bheda | discord; dissension; rupture; etc |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भेद | cleft, partition, splitting; contrast,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भिद् | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |