Where does “ศุภชัย” come from?

ศุภชัย (Thai) comes from Thai ชัย, from Pali jāyā, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

Ancestry of “ศุภชัย”, step by step

ศุภชัย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ชัย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชัยvictory; royal barge serving as the presiding...
2Palijāyāwife
3Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
4Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
5Sanskritकर्तृmaker; doer; agent; author one who does, makes, or acts
6Sanskritकृto make
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Thai ศุภ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiศุภexcellence; goodness; prosperity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-Every word from Sanskrit कृEvery word from Sanskrit कर्तृ