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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อุโบสถ | the fifteenth day of the waxing moon or waning moon of an even month, or the fifteenth day of the waxing moon or fourteenth day of the waning moon of an odd month, on which priests meet and chant patimokkha |
| 2 | Pali | uposatha | sabbath day, observance of Eight Precepts |
| 3 | Sanskrit | उपवसथ | the day before a soma sacrifice |
| 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,... |