Where does “พริกไทย” come from?

พริกไทย (Thai) comes from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.

พริกไทย (Thai): pepper

Definitions

  1. pepper

Ancestry of “พริกไทย”, step by step

พริกไทย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไทย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไทยperson; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
2Palideyyato be given
3Hindiदेयgiven
4Sanskritदेय॑—

via Thai พริก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพริกchilli
2Palimaricablack pepper
3Sanskritमरिचblack pepper
Every word from Sanskrit देय॑ →Every word from Hindi देय →Every word from Pali deyya →