Where does “สุภาพสตรี” come from?
สุภาพสตรี (Thai) comes from Thai สุภาพ, from Thai ภาพ, from Pali bhāva, from Sanskrit भाव, from Sanskrit भू, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
สุภาพสตรี (Thai): lady
Ancestry of “สุภาพสตรี”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | สุภาพ | polite; genteel |
| 2 | Thai | ภาพ | picture, image; condition, state |
| 3 | Pali | bhāva | condition; form; state; etc |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भाव | becoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भू | the act of becoming or arising; the place of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |