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Where does “تايلاند” come from?

تايلاند (Arabic) comes from English Thailand, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.

Ancestry of “تايلاند”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishThailand—
2Thaiไทยperson; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
3Palideyya—
4Hindiदेयgiven
5Sanskritदेय॑—
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