Where does “เศรษฐศาสตร์” come from?
เศรษฐศาสตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai เศรษฐ, 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.
เศรษฐศาสตร์ (Thai): economics
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Ancestry of “เศรษฐศาสตร์”, step by step
เศรษฐศาสตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เศรษฐ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เศรษฐ | excellent; best; supreme |
| 2 | Pali | seṭṭha | best, excellent |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्रेष्ठ | most beautiful, most splendid; best, chief, most... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćráyHištʰas | most beautiful |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ištʰas | superlative adjectival suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -istHos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |