Where does “นราธิวาส” come from?
นราธิวาส (Thai) comes from Thai นร, from Pali nara, from Sanskrit नर, from Sanskrit नृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hnā́, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr — man; power, force, vital energy.
Ancestry of “นราธิวาส”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | นร | man |
| 2 | Pali | nara | man |
| 3 | Sanskrit | नर | a human, a person; a male person; a husband |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नृ | a man; hero; mankind, people |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hnā́ | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗr | man; power, force, vital energy |