Where does “โทศก” come from?

โทศก (Thai) comes from Thai ศก, from Sanskrit शक, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠, from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 — Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes.

โทศก (Thai): Lesser Era year whose final figure is two, as...

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Lesser Era year whose final figure is two, as...

Ancestry of “โทศก”, step by step

โทศก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ศก

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	ศก	headhair; era; year
2	Sanskrit	शक	year
3	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣𐎠	Scythia
4	Old Persian	𐎿𐎣	Saka and Scythians, a nomadic people of the Eurasian steppes

via Thai โท

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Thai	โท	second; two
2	Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer	do	two

Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣 →Every word from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 →Every word from Sanskrit शक →