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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-IranianćráyHištʰassuperlative degree of *ćriHrás : most 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”

  • เศรษฐศาสตร์
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