Where does “โบสถ์” come from?
โบสถ์ (Thai) comes from Thai อุโบสถ, from Pali uposatha, from Sanskrit उपवसथ, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
โบสถ์ (Thai): monastic auditorium marked by boundary stones...
Definitions
- monastic auditorium marked by boundary stones...
Ancestry of “โบสถ์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | อุโบสถ | — |
| 2 | Pali | uposatha | sabbath day, observance of Eight Precepts |
| 3 | Sanskrit | उपवसथ | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | उप- | towards; near, with; under, below |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upa- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upa- | towards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upo | under, up from under; up from under, over; up,... |