Where does “ฉายาลักษณ์” come from?

ฉายาลักษณ์ (Thai) comes from Thai ฉายา, from Pali chāyā, from Sanskrit छाया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ฉายาลักษณ์ (Thai): photograph

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ฉายาลักษณ์”, step by step

ฉายาลักษณ์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ฉายา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฉายาshadow; shade; shelter; sheltered area; image;...
2Palichāyāshade; shadow
3Sanskritछायाshadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading...
4Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Thai ลักษณ์

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiลักษณ์characteristic; kind; nature; type; etc;...
2Sanskritलक्षणfeature; characteristic, trait
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH