Where does “กรุงเทพ” come from?
กรุงเทพ (Thai) comes from Thai เทพ, from Pali deva, from Sanskrit देव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “กรุงเทพ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | เทพ | god; deity; the Thai ecclesiastical rank above... |
| 2 | Pali | deva | god; angel |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देव | heavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | daywás | god |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |