Where does “โรงละคร” come from?

โรงละคร (Thai) comes from Thai ละคร, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀, from Javanese ꦭꦏꦸ, from Proto-West Germanic laku, from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα.

โรงละคร (Thai): theatre

Definitions

  1. theatre

Ancestry of “โรงละคร”, step by step

โรงละคร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ละคร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiละครshow; play; drama
2Javaneseꦭꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀plot, scenario
3Javaneseꦭꦏꦸwalk
4Proto-West Germaniclakustream; pool, lake
5Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
6Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
7Late Latinliquiritia—
8Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
9Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
10Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

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-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα →