Where does “เศรษฐ” come from?

เศรษฐ (Thai) comes from Pali seṭṭha, from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráyHištʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European -istHos, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

เศรษฐ (Thai): excellent; best; supreme

Definitions

  1. excellent; best; supreme

Ancestry of “เศรษฐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliseṭṭhabest, excellent
2Sanskritश्रेष्ठmost beautiful, most splendid; best, chief, most...
3Proto-Indo-IranianćráyHištʰasmost beautiful
4Proto-Indo-Iranian-ištʰassuperlative adjectival suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-istHos
6Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
7Proto-Indo-European-yoss

Words derived from “เศรษฐ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yossEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ištʰasEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćráyHištʰas