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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

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