Where does “เชาวน์” come from?
เชาวน์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit जवन — quick.
เชาวน์ (Thai): wit, quick thinking, intelligence, often used with ปัญญา "wisdom"
Definitions
- wit, quick thinking, intelligence, often used with ปัญญา "wisdom"
Ancestry of “เชาวน์”, step by step
เชาวน์ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit जवन
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जवन | quick |
via Pali javana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | javana | quick |