Where does “ผู้ประสบภัย” come from?

ผู้ประสบภัย (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.

ผู้ประสบภัย (Thai): victim, casualty; sufferer

Definitions

  1. victim, casualty; sufferer

Ancestry of “ผู้ประสบภัย”, step by step

ผู้ประสบภัย traces back through 3 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 ผู้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiผู้person; people; male; those; those who
2Proto-Southwestern Taipʰuːᶜperson

via Thai ประสบ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiประสบto meet; to encounter; to undergo; to experience
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHásEvery word from Sanskrit भय