Where does “โลกเก่า” come from?

โลกเก่า (Thai) comes from Thai โลก, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

โลกเก่า (Thai): the Old World

Definitions

  1. the Old World

Ancestry of “โลกเก่า”, step by step

โลกเก่า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai โลก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโลกland; country; mankind; humanity; world
2Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Thai เก่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเก่าold; old; former; previous
2Proto-Taikawᴮold
3Middle Chinese故—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →