Where does “Thailand” come from?

Thailand comes from English Thai, derived from English land, from Pali deyya, from English tie, from Proto-Indo-European klān-, lendʰ-, and dewk-.

Thailand (English): Thailand

Definitions

  1. Thailand

Ancestry of “Thailand”, step by step

Thailand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไทย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไทยperson; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
2Palideyyato be given
3Hindiदेयgiven
4Sanskritदेय॑—

via French Thaïlande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchThaïlande—

Words derived from “Thailand”

Every word from Sanskrit देय॑ →Every word from Hindi देय →Every word from Pali deyya →