Where does “ความปลอดภัย” come from?

ความปลอดภัย (Thai) comes from Thai ปลอดภัย, from Thai ภัย, from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.

ความปลอดภัย (Thai): safety; security

Definitions

  1. safety; security

Ancestry of “ความปลอดภัย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปลอดภัยsafe; secure
2Thaiภัยfear, fright; source thereof, as danger, peril,...
3Palibhāyafear, fright
4Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás →Every word from Sanskrit भय →