Where does “ข้าพเจ้า” come from?
ข้าพเจ้า (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.
ข้าพเจ้า (Thai): a first person pronoun used when addressing a...
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Ancestry of “ข้าพเจ้า”, step by step
ข้าพเจ้า 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 |
via Thai พระเจ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระเจ้า | buddha; high god; priest |