Where does “การบูชา” come from?
การบูชา (Thai) comes from Thai บูชา, from Pali pūjā, from Sanskrit पूजा, from Sanskrit पूज्, from Hindi पच, from Hindi पेच, from Persian پیچ, from Armenian բիճ — bastard, illegitimate child.
Ancestry of “การบูชา”, step by step
การบูชา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai บูชา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | บูชา | worship; respect |
| 2 | Pali | pūjā | veneration; homage; devotional offering |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पूजा | worship; veneration; adoration of a god |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पूज् | to worship, revere, honor, respect, regard |
| 5 | Hindi | पच | — |
| 6 | Hindi | पेच | screw; an intricate matter |
| 7 | Persian | پیچ | curve, curvature; twist, curl; screw |
| 8 | Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |
| 9 | Middle Armenian | բիճ | bastard, illegitimate child |