Where does “sriracha” come from?
sriracha (English) comes from Thai ศรีราชา, 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.
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Ancestry of “sriracha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ศรีราชา | — |
| 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; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 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 |