Where does “เหมันต์” come from?
เหมันต์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit हेमन्त, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰaymantás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeyméns, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.
เหมันต์ (Thai): winter
Ancestry of “เหมันต์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हेमन्त | winter, the cold season |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰaymantás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeyméns | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰey- | winter |