Where does “วัยหนุ่มสาว” come from?
วัยหนุ่มสาว (Thai) comes from Thai วัย, from Pali vaya, from Sanskrit वयस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas.
วัยหนุ่มสาว (Thai): youth, adolescence
Definitions
- youth, adolescence
Ancestry of “วัยหนุ่มสาว”, step by step
วัยหนุ่มสาว traces back through 3 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 สาว
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | สาว | girl, young woman; bride; youthful, juvenile,... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | saːwᴬ | unmarried woman |
via Thai หนุ่ม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | หนุ่ม | young; still young; younger than usual; young... |