Where does “สุวาน” come from?
สุวาน (Thai) comes from Pali suvāna, from Sanskrit श्वन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
สุวาน (Thai): dog; clerk of the hell, bearing the duty to keep...
Definitions
- dog; clerk of the hell, bearing the duty to keep...
Ancestry of “สุวาน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | suvāna | dog |
| 2 | Sanskrit | श्वन् | a dog, hound, cur |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śwā́ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćwā́ | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |