Where does “นายใหญ่” come from?
นายใหญ่ (Thai) comes from Thai นาย, from Old Khmer nāy.
นายใหญ่ (Thai): chief, leader
Definitions
- chief, leader
Ancestry of “นายใหญ่”, step by step
นายใหญ่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai นาย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |
via Thai ใหญ่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใหญ่ | big; very big; large; great; important; main; to... |