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Where does “อภัย” come from?

อภัย (Thai) comes from Pali abhaya, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

อภัย (Thai): absence of danger or fear; fearlessness;...

Definitions

  1. absence of danger or fear; fearlessness;...

Ancestry of “อภัย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliabhayasafe, fearless
2Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “อภัย”

  • อภัยโทษ
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