Where does “ทายุ” come from?

ทายุ (Urak Lawoi') comes from Thai วิทยุ, from Sanskrit विद्युत्, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

ทายุ (Urak Lawoi'): radio

Definitions

  1. radio

Ancestry of “ทายุ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวิทยุradio
2Sanskritविद्युत्devoid of splendour, lustreless; flashing,...
3Sanskritवि-Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wi →Every word from Sanskrit वि- →Every word from Sanskrit विद्युत् →