Where does “นักบุญ” come from?

นักบุญ (Thai) comes from Thai บุญ, from Pali puñña, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...

นักบุญ (Thai): saint

Definitions

  1. saint

Ancestry of “นักบุญ”, step by step

นักบุญ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บุญ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบุญdelight; happiness; merit; favourable outcome of...
2Palipuññamerit
3Sanskritपुण्यthe good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...

via Thai นัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนักan honorific for a member of the Khmer royalty or...
2Old Khmerʼnaka—
Every word from Sanskrit पुण्य →Every word from Pali puñña →Every word from Thai บุญ →