Where does “เมษายน” come from?
เมษายน (Thai) comes from Thai เมษ, from Sanskrit मेष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.
Ancestry of “เมษายน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | เมษ | ram; sheep |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मेष | ram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mayšás | ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móysos | sheep, skin of sheep |