Where does “ประกันภัย” come from?
ประกันภัย (Thai) comes from Thai ภัย, from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
ประกันภัย (Thai): to insure ; to indemnify; insurance
Definitions
- to insure ; to indemnify; insurance
Ancestry of “ประกันภัย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ภัย | fear, fright; source thereof, as danger, peril,... |
| 2 | Pali | bhāya | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |