Where does “ปลอดภัย” come from?
ปลอดภัย (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.
ปลอดภัย (Thai): safe; secure
Ancestry of “ปลอดภัย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 |
Words derived from “ปลอดภัย”