Where does “อิจฉา” come from?

อิจฉา (Thai) comes from Pali icchā, from Sanskrit इच्छा, from Sanskrit -आ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

อิจฉา (Thai): to envy, to be jealous; envious, jealous

Definitions

  1. to envy, to be jealous; envious, jealous

Ancestry of “อิจฉา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliicchādesire, wish
2Sanskritइच्छाwish, desire, inclination; a question or a...
3Sanskrit-आfeminine suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit -आ →Every word from Sanskrit इच्छा →