Where does “dian” come from?

dian (Classical Malay) comes from Javanese ꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀, from Old Khmer dyān, from Thai เทียน, from Old Khmer dyan — candle.

Ancestry of “dian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦢꦶꦪꦤ꧀lamp
2Old Khmerdyān—
3Thaiเทียนcandle; penis; touch-me-not: the plant,...
4Old Khmerdyancandle

Words derived from “dian”

Every word from Old Khmer dyan →Every word from Old Khmer dyān →Every word from Thai เทียน →