Where does “นิกาย” come from?

นิกาย (Thai) comes from Pali nikāya, from Bhojpuri निकाय.

นิกาย (Thai): sect; denomination

Definitions

  1. sect; denomination

Ancestry of “นิกาย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palinikāyagroup
2Bhojpuriनिकाय—
Every word from Bhojpuri निकाय →Every word from Pali nikāya →