| 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 |