Where does “Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya” come from?
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (English) comes from Thai พระนครศรีอยุธยา, from Thai ศรี, from Khmer ស្រី, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระนครศรีอยุธยา | — |
| 2 | Thai | ศรี | glory; honour; splendor; prosperity; thriving;... |
| 3 | Khmer | ស្រី | female, woman |
| 4 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |