Where does “thaihieronta” come from?
thaihieronta (Finnish) comes from Finnish thai, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.
thaihieronta (Finnish): Thai massage
Ancestry of “thaihieronta”, step by step
thaihieronta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish thai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | thai | Thai person |
| 2 | Thai | ไทย | person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person |
| 3 | Pali | deyya | to be given |
| 4 | Hindi | देय | given |
| 5 | Sanskrit | देय॑ | — |
via Finnish hieronta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hieronta | massage; massacre |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntä | Front vowel variant of -nta; API |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |