Where does “โลกใหม่” come from?

โลกใหม่ (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.

โลกใหม่ (Thai): the New World

Definitions

  1. the New World

Ancestry of “โลกใหม่”, step by step

โลกใหม่ 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 ใหม่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใหม่new; again; once more; new; latest; recent
2Proto-Taiʰmɤːlᴮnew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →