Where does “คุณนาย” come from?
คุณนาย (Thai) comes from Thai คุณ, from Pali guṇa, from Pali sikkhā, from Sanskrit शिक्षा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćikš- — to learn.
คุณนาย (Thai): a polite term of address to the wife of a public...
Definitions
- a polite term of address to the wife of a public...
Ancestry of “คุณนาย”, step by step
คุณนาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai คุณ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | คุณ | attribute; characteristic; property; benefit;... |
| 2 | Pali | guṇa | string, cord; quality, attribute; especially a... |
| 3 | Pali | sikkhā | study, discipline; phonetics |
| 4 | Sanskrit | शिक्षा | learning, study; knowledge, art, skill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćikš- | to learn |
via Thai นาย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |