Etymology Explorer › Thai

Where does “ข้าศึก” come from?

ข้าศึก (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.

ข้าศึก (Thai): enemy; foe; obstructionist; destroyer

Definitions

  1. enemy; foe; obstructionist; destroyer

Ancestry of “ข้าศึก”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiข้าcitizen; attendant; retainer; servant; slave
2Thaiพระพุทธเจ้าBuddha; Buddha image; king: male monarch
3Thaiพระgod, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an...
4Palivāraday ; time, moment, occasion; etc
5SanskritवारAlternative form of वाल; keeping back,...
6Sanskritवर"environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,...
7Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →