Where does “ท้าวพญา” come from?
ท้าวพญา (Thai) comes from Thai ท้าว, from Thai พระยา, from Old Khmer brañā, from Old Khmer bra, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
ท้าวพญา (Thai): Archaic form of ท้าวพระยา
Definitions
- Archaic form of ท้าวพระยา
Ancestry of “ท้าวพญา”, step by step
ท้าวพญา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ท้าว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ท้าว | chief, lord, master, leader; ruler,... |
| 2 | Thai | พระยา | chief, lord, master, leader; ruler,... |
| 3 | Old Khmer | brañā | — |
| 4 | Old Khmer | bra | an honorific for gods, priests, royal persons,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |