Where does “เอกโทษ” come from?

เอกโทษ (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.

เอกโทษ (Thai): a kind of Thai word that is normally spelled with the second tone mark (ไม้โท) but then spelled with the first tone mark (ไม้เอก), in order to fit in the tone-forced poem (โคลง), and it is still pronounced the same. For example, เข้า becomes เค่า, ถ้า becomes ท่า. Some words are already the obsolete

Definitions

  1. a kind of Thai word that is normally spelled with the second tone mark (ไม้โท) but then spelled with the first tone mark (ไม้เอก), in order to fit in the tone-forced poem (โคลง), and it is still pronounced the same. For example, เข้า becomes เค่า, ถ้า becomes ท่า. Some words are already the obsolete

Ancestry of “เอกโทษ”, step by step

เอกโทษ 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 โทษ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโทษpunishment; penalty; crime; fault; mistake;...
2Sanskritदोषfault, deficiency; vice; blame
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandáwšas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandew-to show favour, revere; to fail, to lag, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →