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-.
Ancestry of “Thailand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไทย | person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person |
| 2 | Pali | deyya | — |
| 3 | Hindi | देय | given |
| 4 | Sanskrit | देय॑ | — |
Words derived from “Thailand”