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

  1. division; separation; breaking; destruction;...

Ancestry of “เภท”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibhedadiscord; dissension; rupture; etc
2Sanskritभेदcleft, partition, splitting; contrast,...
3Sanskritभिद्to split, cleave, break, cut or rend asunder, pierce, destroy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Sanskrit भिद् →