Where does “ไฟฟ้าสถิต” come from?

ไฟฟ้าสถิต (Thai) comes from Thai สถิต, from Sanskrit स्थित, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂tós, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

ไฟฟ้าสถิต (Thai): static electricity; electrostatic

Definitions

  1. static electricity; electrostatic

Ancestry of “ไฟฟ้าสถิต”, step by step

ไฟฟ้าสถิต traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สถิต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสถิตto stay; to remain; to live
2Sanskritस्थितstanding, situated; firm; past passive participle...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂tósplaced, standing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Thai ไฟฟ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไฟฟ้าelectricity; electric
2Thaiไฟfire; flame; light; light source; electricity
3Proto-Taiwɤjᴬfire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂tós →Every word from Sanskrit स्थित →