Where does “โลกเสรี” come from?
โลกเสรี (Thai) comes from Thai เสรี, from Pali serin, from Sanskrit स्वैरिन्, from Sanskrit स्वैर, from Sanskrit स्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan swá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian swá, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
โลกเสรี (Thai): the free world
Definitions
- the free world
Ancestry of “โลกเสรี”, step by step
โลกเสรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เสรี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เสรี | free: not subject to control, restrictions, obligations, etc; enjoying personal rights and liberty; able to act or do at will |
| 2 | Pali | serin | independent |
| 3 | Sanskrit | स्वैरिन् | free, independent |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्वैर | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्व | his/her own; of self; one's self |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | swá | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | swá | self; reflexive pronoun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |