Where does “เชาวน์” come from?

เชาวน์ (Thai) comes from Sanskrit जवन — quick.

เชาวน์ (Thai): wit, quick thinking, intelligence, often used with ปัญญา "wisdom"

Definitions

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजवनquick

via Pali javana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijavanaquick
Every word from Sanskrit जवन