Where does “สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา” come from?
สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (Thai) comes from Thai เจ้าพระยา, from Thai พระยา, from Old Khmer brañā, from Old Khmer bra, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (Thai): the highest Thai noble rank; person holding such...
Definitions
- the highest Thai noble rank; person holding such...
Ancestry of “สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา”, step by step
สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เจ้าพระยา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เจ้าพระยา | chief, lord, master, leader, ruler,... |
| 2 | Thai | พระยา | chief, lord, master, leader; ruler,... |
| 3 | Old Khmer | brañā | — |
| 4 | Old Khmer | bra | an honorific for gods, priests, royal persons,... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |