Where does “โลหิต” come from?

โลหิต (Thai) comes from Pali lohita, from Sanskrit लोहित, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hráwdʰitas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

โลหิต (Thai): blood; red

Definitions

  1. blood; red

Ancestry of “โลหิต”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palilohitared; blood
2Sanskritलोहितred, reddish; made of copper; blood
3Proto-Indo-IranianHráwdʰitasred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

Words derived from “โลหิต

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HráwdʰitasEvery word from Sanskrit लोहित