Where does “เส้นศูนย์สูตร” come from?

เส้นศูนย์สูตร (Thai) comes from Thai ศูนย์สูตร, from Thai ศูนย์, from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

เส้นศูนย์สูตร (Thai): equator

Definitions

  1. equator

Ancestry of “เส้นศูนย์สูตร”, step by step

เส้นศูนย์สูตร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศูนย์สูตร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศูนย์สูตรequator
2Thaiศูนย์0; center; nothingness
3Old Khmerឝូន្យ—
4Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

via Thai เส้น

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเส้นline; anything that is long and thin: hair, rope,...
2Proto-Tai*selꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Old Khmer ឝូន្យ →