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Where does “เวลา” come from?

เวลา (Thai) comes from Pali velā, from Sanskrit वेला — time; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen.

เวลา (Thai): time; occasion

Definitions

  1. time; occasion

Ancestry of “เวลา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivelātime; shore; boundary
2Sanskritवेलाtime; tide; boundary, threshold, limit, limen
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