Where does “นักแสวงบุญ” come from?

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

นักแสวงบุญ (Thai): pilgrim

Definitions

  1. pilgrim

Ancestry of “นักแสวงบุญ”, step by step

นักแสวงบุญ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แสวงบุญ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแสวงบุญpilgrimage
2Thaiบุญdelight; happiness; merit; favourable outcome of...
3Palipuññamerit
4Sanskritपुण्यthe 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 →