Where does “ภริยาน้อย” come from?

ภริยาน้อย (Thai) comes from Thai ภริยา, from Pali bhariyā, from Sanskrit भार्या, from Sanskrit भृ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

Ancestry of “ภริยาน้อย”, step by step

ภริยาน้อย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ภริยา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภริยาwife: married woman
2Palibhariyāwife
3Sanskritभार्याfemale possessor, mistress; wife
4Sanskritभृto bear, carry, hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Thai น้อย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiน้อยlittle, few; small; a little, a few
2Proto-Tai*noːjꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Sanskrit भृ →Every word from Sanskrit भार्या →