Where does “เจ้าประเทศราช” come from?
เจ้าประเทศราช (Thai) comes from Thai ประเทศราช, from Thai ประเทศ, from Sanskrit प्रदेश, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
เจ้าประเทศราช (Thai): ruler of vassal state; vassal
Definitions
- ruler of vassal state; vassal
Ancestry of “เจ้าประเทศราช”, step by step
เจ้าประเทศราช traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ประเทศราช
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ประเทศราช | vassal state |
| 2 | Thai | ประเทศ | nation; also used as a prefix to the name of a... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रदेश | pointing out, showing, indication, direction,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |