Where does “โรงภาพยนตร์” come from?

โรงภาพยนตร์ (Thai) comes from Thai ภาพยนตร์, from Thai ภาพ, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

โรงภาพยนตร์ (Thai): cinema, movie theater

Definitions

  1. cinema, movie theater

Ancestry of “โรงภาพยนตร์”, step by step

โรงภาพยนตร์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภาพยนตร์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภาพยนตร์motion picture; film; movie
2Thaiภาพpicture, image; condition, state
3Palibhāvacondition; form; state; etc
4Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
5Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Thai โรง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรงbuilding or structure, especially one roofed or...
2MalayruangAn area of the house that is usually without that much activity and is calming
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH-Every word from Sanskrit भूEvery word from Sanskrit भाव