Similarities Between Sanskrit and Thai

Sanskrit has had a huge impact on Thai. This linguistic influence can be noticed from the minute you arrive at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, the name of which is derived from the Sanskrit term सुवर्णभूमि (suvarnabhumi), meaning "golden land". Sanskrit, being one of the languages Buddhist scriptures were written in, has greatly influenced Thai culture as well. For many centuries, Thailand, and much of Southeast Asia, was under Indian sphere of cultural influence. The close linguistic relationship between India and Thailand can be observed today in the many common words that exist between Thai and Sanskrit-derived languages.

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The additional bonus words used in video, which are cities and places in Thailand:

Bangkok Airport - Golden land
Sanskrit: सुवर्णभूमि (Suvarnabhūmi)
Thai: สุพรรณภูมิ (Suphannaphoom)

Golden city
Sanskrit: काञ्चनपुरी (Kānchanapurī)
Thai: กาญจนบุรี (Kanchanaburi)

Water city
Sanskrit: जलपुरी (Jalapurī)
Thai: ชลบุรี (Chonburi)

Wealth city
Sanskrit: धनपुरी (Dhanapurī)
Thai: ธนบุรี (Thonburi)

Sanskrit (संस्कृत) is one of the oldest Indo-Aryan languages. It has influenced several Indo-European, Iranian, as well as European languages. It is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and some texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Today, Sanskrit is still spoken as a primary language in some parts of India. Sanskrit has had a significant impact on languages outside of the Indian subcontinent. Sanskrit manuscripts and inscriptions have been found in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Mongolia, Thailand, Malaysia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Japan, and other parts of the world. It is very common to find words that are derived from Sanskrit in Chinese, Sino-Tibetan languages, Thai, Khmer, and Lao. Austronesian languages, such as Javanese, Malay, Tagalog, and Indonesian, also derive a portion of their vocabulary from Sanskrit. European languages, including English, also contain words derived from Sanskrit.

Thai (ภาษาไทย) is the national language of Thailand belonging to the Tai group of the Kra–Dai language family. It's closely related to other Southwestern Tai languages such as Lao, and Shan in Myanmar.