Where does “พระองค์เจ้า” come from?
พระองค์เจ้า (Thai) comes from Thai พระองค์, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
พระองค์เจ้า (Thai): a royal rank given to; person holding such rank;...
Definitions
- a royal rank given to; person holding such rank;...
Ancestry of “พระองค์เจ้า”, step by step
พระองค์เจ้า traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พระองค์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระองค์ | body; an honorific for or term of address to a... |
| 2 | Thai | พระ | god, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an... |
| 3 | Pali | vāra | excellent |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |