Where does “เวียดนามใต้” come from?
เวียดนามใต้ (Thai) comes from Thai ใต้, from Thai ฝ่า, from Thai ละออง, from Thai ธุลี, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis — smoke; mist, haze.
เวียดนามใต้ (Thai): southern Vietnam
Definitions
- southern Vietnam
Ancestry of “เวียดนามใต้”, step by step
เวียดนามใต้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ใต้
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใต้ | south; south; southern; southward; inferior;... |
| 2 | Thai | ฝ่า | palm of the hand; sole of the foot; to go... |
| 3 | Thai | ละออง | fine particles; dust; powder |
| 4 | Thai | ธุลี | dust |
| 5 | Sanskrit | धूलि | dust, powder, pollen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰuHliṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHliš | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂lis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |