Where does “Thais” come from?
Thais is the English form of Ancient Greek Θαΐς, a name of uncertain origin whose etymology cannot be traced through standard linguistic chains.
Thais (English): plural of Thai
Ancestry of “Thais”, 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 | — |