Where does “ข้า” come from?
ข้า (Thai) comes from Thai พระพุทธเจ้า, from Thai พระ, from Pali vāra, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ข้า (Thai): citizen; attendant; retainer; servant; slave
Definitions
- citizen; attendant; retainer; servant; slave
Ancestry of “ข้า”, step by step
ข้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พระพุทธเจ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระพุทธเจ้า | Buddha; Buddha image; king: male monarch |
| 2 | Thai | พระ | god, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an... |
| 3 | Pali | vāra | excellent |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Proto-Tai *kraːꟲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | *kraːꟲ | slave |