Where does “ศาลพระภูมิ” come from?
ศาลพระภูมิ (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.
ศาลพระภูมิ (Thai): spirit house. A shrine, often in a reduced size, erected in a plot of land or place and dedicated to a spirit believed to guard the land or place
Definitions
- spirit house. A shrine, often in a reduced size, erected in a plot of land or place and dedicated to a spirit believed to guard the land or place
Ancestry of “ศาลพระภูมิ”, step by step
ศาลพระภูมิ traces back through 3 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 |
via Thai ภูมิ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ภูมิ | land: earth; ground; soil; territory; land:... |
| 2 | Pali | bhūmi | ground, earth; Earth; region |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 4 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |