Where does “ใต้” come from?
ใต้ (Thai) comes from Thai ฝ่า, from Thai ละออง, from Thai ธุลี, from Sanskrit धूलि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dʰuHliṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHliš, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂lis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
ใต้ (Thai): south; south; southern; southward; inferior;...
Definitions
- south; south; southern; southward; inferior;...
Ancestry of “ใต้”, step by step
ใต้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ฝ่า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฝ่า | palm of the hand; sole of the foot; to go... |
| 2 | Thai | ละออง | fine particles; dust; powder |
| 3 | Thai | ธุลี | dust |
| 4 | Sanskrit | धूलि | dust, powder, pollen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dʰuHliṣ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰuHliš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰuh₂lis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Proto-Tai *taɰꟲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *taɰꟲ | — |