Where does “เศษ” come from?
เศษ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit शेष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śayṣ- — to remain.
เศษ (Thai): a remainder of something
Ancestry of “เศษ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | शेष | that which is saved or spared or allowed to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śayṣ- | to remain |