Where does “พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์” come from?
พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์ (Thai) comes from Thai พระเจ้า, 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.
พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์ (Thai): the five buddhas of the present age, that is, Kakusandha Buddha, Koṇāgamana Buddha, Kassapa Buddha, Gautama Buddha, and Metteya Buddha
Definitions
- the five buddhas of the present age, that is, Kakusandha Buddha, Koṇāgamana Buddha, Kassapa Buddha, Gautama Buddha, and Metteya Buddha
Ancestry of “พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์”, step by step
พระเจ้าห้าพระองค์ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พระเจ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระเจ้า | buddha; high god; priest |
| 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 |
via Thai พระองค์
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระองค์ | body; an honorific for or term of address to a... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | braḥ ʼaṅga | — |