Where does “มหาเศรษฐี” come from?

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

มหาเศรษฐี (Thai): person of great wealth more so than; billionaire

Definitions

  1. person of great wealth more so than; billionaire

Ancestry of “มหาเศรษฐี”, step by step

มหาเศรษฐี 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 เศรษฐี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเศรษฐีwealthy person; a name of the fixed star...
2Sanskritश्रेष्ठीmerchant
Every word from Sanskrit म॒हत् →Every word from Pali mahant →Every word from Thai มหา →