Where does “อุบาย” come from?

อุบาย (Thai) comes from Pali upāya, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

อุบาย (Thai): trick; plot; ploy

Definitions

  1. trick; plot; ploy

Ancestry of “อุบาย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliupāyaway
2Sanskritउपाय.
3Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →