Where does “Tailand” come from?

Tailand (Faroese) comes from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.

Ancestry of “Tailand”, step by step

Tailand 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 Russian Таила́нд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianТаила́нд—
Every word from Sanskrit देय॑ →Every word from Hindi देय →Every word from Pali deyya →