Where does “เจ้าใหญ่นายโต” come from?
เจ้าใหญ่นายโต (Thai) comes from Thai เจ้า, from Proto-Tai *ɕɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 主.
เจ้าใหญ่นายโต (Thai): person of high authority or rank; elite; power elite; member of the ruling class; high-ranking noble or royal person
Definitions
- person of high authority or rank; elite; power elite; member of the ruling class; high-ranking noble or royal person
Ancestry of “เจ้าใหญ่นายโต”, step by step
เจ้าใหญ่นายโต traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai เจ้า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เจ้า | god; deity; guardian spirit; tutelary deity;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *ɕɤwꟲ | master, owner |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 主 | — |
via Thai นาย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | นาย | chief; lord; master; the lowest noble rank of... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | nāy | — |
via Thai ใหญ่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใหญ่ | big; very big; large; great; important; main; to... |