Where does “เบญจกัลยาณี” come from?
เบญจกัลยาณี (Thai) comes from Thai กัลยาณี, from Pali kalyāṇī, from Sanskrit कल्याणी, from Sanskrit कल्याण, from Proto-Indo-European kal- — hard; beautiful; handsome.
เบญจกัลยาณี (Thai): woman of fivefold beauty: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin, and beautiful at all ages
Definitions
- woman of fivefold beauty: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin, and beautiful at all ages
Ancestry of “เบญจกัลยาณี”, step by step
เบญจกัลยาณี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai กัลยาณี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กัลยาณี | beautiful woman |
| 2 | Pali | kalyāṇī | beautiful girl |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कल्याणी | beneficial one; beautiful one |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कल्याण | beautiful, agreeable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kal- | hard; beautiful; handsome |
via Thai เบญจ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เบญจ | fifth; five; five; fivefold; five |