Where does “ข้าน้อย” come from?
ข้าน้อย (Thai) comes from Thai ข้า, from Thai พระพุทธเจ้า, from Thai พระ, from Pali vāra, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ข้าน้อย (Thai): I
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ข้าน้อย”, step by step
ข้าน้อย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ข้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ข้า | citizen; attendant; retainer; servant; slave |
| 2 | Thai | พระพุทธเจ้า | Buddha; Buddha image; king: male monarch |
| 3 | Thai | พระ | god, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an... |
| 4 | Pali | vāra | excellent |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |