Where does “วาตภัย” come from?

วาตภัย (Thai) comes from Thai วาต, from Pali vāta, from Sanskrit वात, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.

วาตภัย (Thai): danger or damage caused by a storm

Definitions

  1. danger or damage caused by a storm

Ancestry of “วาตภัย”, step by step

วาตภัย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วาต

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวาตwind; air; breath
2Palivātawind
3Sanskritवातwind, air; wind-god; wind emitted from the body
4Proto-Indo-IranianHwáHataswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

via Thai ภัย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภัยfear, fright; source thereof, as danger, peril,...
2Palibhāyafear, fright
3Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts →