Where does “พระนครศรีอยุธยา” come from?
พระนครศรีอยุธยา (Thai) comes from Thai ศรี, from Khmer ស្រី, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
Ancestry of “พระนครศรีอยุธยา”, step by step
พระนครศรีอยุธยา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ศรี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ศรี | glory; honour; splendor; prosperity; thriving;... |
| 2 | Khmer | ស្រី | female, woman |
| 3 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 6 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Thai อยุธยา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | อยุธยา | Ayutthaya |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अयोध्या | unconquerable, not to be warred against;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अयोध्य | not to be warred against; irresistible; unconquerable; impregnable, impenetrable |
| 4 | Sanskrit | योध्य | winnable |
| 5 | Sanskrit | युध् | war, battle, fight, combat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hyawdʰ- | to fight, to battle; to struggle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyewdʰ- | moving erect, to be agitated or push forward in... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Thai พระ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระ | god, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an... |
| 2 | Pali | vāra | excellent |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |