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

กรุงเทพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เทพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเทพgod; deity; the Thai ecclesiastical rank above...
2Palidevagod; angel
3Sanskritदेवheavenly, divine, also said of terrestrial things...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandaywásgod
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
6Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

via Thai กรุง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกรุงcapital city; city of government seat, though not...
2Old Khmerក្រុង៑—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerkruŋto confine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dyew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deywós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daywás →