Where does “ชวร” come from?

ชวร (Thai) comes from Old Khmer jvāra, from Sanskrit ज्वर, from Sanskrit ज्वर् — to be hot with fever or passion.

ชวร (Thai): fever; ailment; illness; sickness

Definitions

  1. fever; ailment; illness; sickness

Ancestry of “ชวร”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerjvārafever and other illnesses
2Sanskritज्वरfever, feverish heat; heated, inflamed
3Sanskritज्वर्to be hot with fever or passion
Every word from Sanskrit ज्वर् →Every word from Sanskrit ज्वर →Every word from Old Khmer jvāra →