Where does “โคตรเหง้า” come from?

โคตรเหง้า (Thai) comes from Thai โคตร, from Sanskrit गोत्र, from Sanskrit तर, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

โคตรเหง้า (Thai): ancestral origin, ancestry, parentage, lineage; ancestor, parent; family, clan

Definitions

  1. ancestral origin, ancestry, parentage, lineage; ancestor, parent; family, clan

Ancestry of “โคตรเหง้า”, step by step

โคตรเหง้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โคตร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโคตรancestry; clan; family; generation; lineage
2Sanskritगोत्रprotection or shelter for cows, cow-pen,...
3SanskritतरCrossing
4Sanskritतॄto pass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Thai เหง้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเหง้าancestor, source, heritage; base or underground...
2Proto-Southwestern Taiʰŋawᶜcentral root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तर →