Where does “ร้าวฉาน” come from?
ร้าวฉาน (Thai) comes from Thai ฉาน, from Burmese ရှမ်း, from Thai สยาม, from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi, from Pali suvaṇṇa, from Sanskrit सुवर्ण, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ร้าวฉาน (Thai): ruptured; breached; broken
Definitions
- ruptured; breached; broken
Ancestry of “ร้าวฉาน”, step by step
ร้าวฉาน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ฉาน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ฉาน | Shan people or person |
| 2 | Burmese | ရှမ်း | Shan, a Tai-speaking ethnic group |
| 3 | Thai | สยาม | Siam, historical name |
| 4 | Pali | suvaṇṇabhūmi | land of gold; a name for a country in Southeast... |
| 5 | Pali | suvaṇṇa | gold; beautiful |
| 6 | Sanskrit | सुवर्ण | of a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वर्ण | outward appearance, exterior, figure, form,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wárnas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Thai ร้าว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ร้าว | to break; to crack; to fracture |