Where does “วัยรุ่น” come from?
วัยรุ่น (Thai) comes from Thai วัย, from Pali vaya, from Sanskrit वयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas.
วัยรุ่น (Thai): teenager; adolescent
Definitions
- teenager; adolescent
Ancestry of “วัยรุ่น”, step by step
วัยรุ่น traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai วัย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | วัย | years (of person's age) |
| 2 | Pali | vaya | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वयस् | age |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *wáyHas | — |
via Thai รุ่น
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | รุ่น | generation; period; time; class; group; batch;... |