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Where does “เหมาะสม” come from?

เหมาะสม (Thai) comes from Thai สม, from Pali samā, from Sanskrit सम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian samHás, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

เหมาะสม (Thai): suitable; appropriate; proper

Definitions

  1. suitable; appropriate; proper

Ancestry of “เหมาะสม”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสมsuitable; well matched; right; to join; to...
2Palisamāyear; masculine/neuter ablative singular of sama;...
3Sanskritसमsame, equal, alike; equivalent to, like,...
4Proto-Indo-IraniansamHás—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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