Where does “เอกลักษณ์” come from?

เอกลักษณ์ (Thai) comes from Thai เอก, from Pali eka, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

เอกลักษณ์ (Thai): identity

Definitions

  1. identity

Ancestry of “เอกลักษณ์”, step by step

เอกลักษณ์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเอกsole; single; solitary; one; alone; lonely;...
2Paliekaone
3Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Thai ลักษณ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลักษณ์characteristic; kind; nature; type; etc;...
2Sanskritलक्षणfeature; characteristic, trait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →