Where does “กินรี” come from?

กินรี (Thai) comes from Latin mīmus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος — mime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime.

กินรี (Thai): kinnari; female kinnara

Definitions

  1. kinnari; female kinnara

Ancestry of “กินรี”, step by step

กินรี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin mīmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmīmusmime, farce
2Ancient Greekμῖμοςmime, actor; imitation, mimicking; mime

via Sanskrit किंनरी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकिंनरी—

Words derived from “กินรี”

Every word from Ancient Greek μῖμος →Every word from Latin mīmus →