Where does “ชล” come from?
ชล (Thai) comes from English Chile, from Spanish chile, from Quechua chiri, from Mapudungun chilli — where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus.
ชล (Thai): water
Ancestry of “ชล”, step by step
ชล traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Chile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Chile | — |
| 2 | Spanish | chile | chili, chilli, chile; penis |
| 3 | Quechua | chiri | cold; frost, cold; a "cold" temperature or... |
| 4 | Mapudungun | chilli | where the land ends; seagull Larus dominicanus |
via Pali jala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | jala | water |
| 2 | Sanskrit | जल | stupid, unintelligent, dumb; a stupid man, idiot;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | जल् | to be sharp; to be stiff or dull |