Where does “เมษปิศาจ” come from?

เมษปิศาจ (Thai) comes from Thai เมษ, from Sanskrit मेष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.

เมษปิศาจ (Thai): satyr

Definitions

  1. satyr

Ancestry of “เมษปิศาจ”, step by step

เมษปิศาจ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เมษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเมษram; sheep
2Sanskritमेषram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep

via Thai ปิศาจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปิศาจdevil, ghost; monster; demon; evil spirit
2Sanskritपिशाचa fiend, ogre, demon, imp, malevolent or devilish...
3Sanskritपिश्to carve, prepare meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
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