Where does “มหาบพิตร” come from?

มหาบพิตร (Thai) comes from Thai มหา, from Pali mahant, from Sanskrit म॒हत्.

มหาบพิตร (Thai): used by a priest as a term of address to a royal sovereign or his or her consort

Definitions

  1. used by a priest as a term of address to a royal sovereign or his or her consort

Ancestry of “มหาบพิตร”, step by step

มหาบพิตร traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มหา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมหาgrand; great; the ecclesiastical title given to a...
2Palimahantgreat, big, massive; important, well-known
3Sanskritम॒हत्—

via Thai บพิตร

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบพิตรan epithet of, honorific for, or term of address...
2Old Khmerpabitra—
Every word from Sanskrit म॒हत् →Every word from Pali mahant →Every word from Thai มหา →