Where does “Thaimaa” come from?

Thaimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish thai, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.

Ancestry of “Thaimaa”, step by step

Thaimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish thai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishthaiThai person
2Thaiไทยperson; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
3Palideyyato be given
4Hindiदेयgiven
5Sanskritदेय॑

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “Thaimaa

Every word from Sanskrit देय॑Every word from Hindi देयEvery word from Pali deyya