Where does “ผจญภัย” come from?

ผจญภัย (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.

ผจญภัย (Thai): to face danger; to take adventure

Definitions

  1. to face danger; to take adventure

Ancestry of “ผจญภัย”, step by step

ผจญภัย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภัย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภัยfear, fright; source thereof, as danger, peril,...
2Palibhāyafear, fright
3Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut

via Thai ผจญ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผจญto face; to encounter

Words derived from “ผจญภัย

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHásEvery word from Sanskrit भय