Where does “วันพระ” come from?
วันพระ (Thai) comes from Thai พระ, from Pali vāra, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
วันพระ (Thai): Buddhist day of worship. There are four such days...
Definitions
- Buddhist day of worship. There are four such days...
Ancestry of “วันพระ”, step by step
วันพระ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai พระ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | พระ | god, deity; priest, royal person; also used as an... |
| 2 | Pali | vāra | excellent |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |