Etymology Explorer › Thai

Where does “ชายา” come from?

ชายา (Thai) comes from Pali jāyā, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ชายา (Thai): wife; royal person's wife that holds the royal...

Definitions

  1. wife; royal person's wife that holds the royal...

Ancestry of “ชายา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijāyāwife
2Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
3Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
4Sanskritकर्तृ—
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →