Where does “เมษบาล” come from?

เมษบาล (Thai) comes from Thai บาล, from Pali pāli, from Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

เมษบาล (Thai): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “เมษบาล”, step by step

เมษบาล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บาล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบาลto tend; to nourish; to keep; to protect; to...
2Palipālia line, row; the original text
3Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
4Proto-Italicpākslos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

via Thai เมษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเมษram; sheep
2Sanskritमेषram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-slos →Every word from Proto-Italic pākslos →
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