Where does “ข้าเจ้า” come from?
ข้าเจ้า (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.
ข้าเจ้า (Thai): I
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ข้าเจ้า”, step by step
ข้าเจ้า 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 Northern Thai เจ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Thai | เจ้า | used by females to express affirmation, assent,... |