Where does “オークヤー” come from?

オークヤー (Japanese) comes from Thai ออกญา, from Khmer ឧកញ៉ា, from Khmer ឧក — first constituent in titles of the mandarinate.

オークヤー (Japanese): marquess, marquis (of Ayutthaya Kingdom)

Definitions

  1. marquess, marquis (of Ayutthaya Kingdom)

Ancestry of “オークヤー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiออกญาmarquess, marquis (of Ayutthaya Kingdom)
2Khmerឧកញ៉ាA Cambodian title equivalent to marquess or...
3Khmerឧកfirst constituent in titles of the mandarinate
Every word from Khmer ឧក →Every word from Khmer ឧកញ៉ា →Every word from Thai ออกญา →