Where does “Chimay” come from?
Chimay (English) comes from Thai เชียงใหม่, from Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵, from Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ, from Middle Chinese 城.
Chimay (English): An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers
Definitions
- An imaginary lake thought for centuries to exist in southern China or northern Indochina, once believed to be the source of the Brahmaputra or Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Salween, and the Chao Phraya Rivers
Ancestry of “Chimay”, step by step
Chimay traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เชียงใหม่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เชียงใหม่ | — |
| 2 | Northern Thai | ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦᩉ᩠ᨾᩲ᩵ | — |
| 3 | Northern Thai | ᨩ᩠ᨿᨦ | city |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 城 | — |
via Proto-Celtic koimos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | koimos | dear, nice |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via English Chiamay
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Chiamay | — |