Where does “Chao Phraya” come from?
Chao Phraya (English) comes from Thai เจ้าพระยา, from Thai พระยา, from Old Khmer brañā, from Old Khmer bra, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Chao Phraya (English): flowing southwards through Bangkok and emptying into the Gulf of Thailand
Definitions
- flowing southwards through Bangkok and emptying into the Gulf of Thailand
Ancestry of “Chao Phraya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เจ้าพระยา | chief, lord, master, leader, ruler,... |
| 2 | Thai | พระยา | chief, lord, master, leader; ruler,... |
| 3 | Old Khmer | brañā | — |
| 4 | Old Khmer | bra | an honorific for gods, priests, royal persons,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |