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Where does “พระพุทธเจ้า” come from?

พระพุทธเจ้า (Thai) comes from Thai พระ, from Pali vāra, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

พระพุทธเจ้า (Thai): Buddha; Buddha image; king: male monarch

Definitions

  1. Buddha; Buddha image; king: male monarch

Ancestry of “พระพุทธเจ้า”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพระgod, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an...
2Palivāraday ; time, moment, occasion; etc
3SanskritवारAlternative form of वाल; keeping back,...
4Sanskritवर"environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,...
5Sanskritवीरman, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,...
6Proto-Indo-Iranianwīrás—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “พระพุทธเจ้า”

  • พระพุทธเจ้าข้า
  • ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า
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