Where does “เปลญวน” come from?
เปลญวน (Thai) comes from Thai ญวน, from Old Khmer យ្វន, from Sanskrit यवन, from Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
เปลญวน (Thai): hammock
Definitions
- hammock
Ancestry of “เปลญวน”, step by step
เปลญวน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ญวน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ญวน | Vietnamese people |
| 2 | Old Khmer | យ្វន | Vietnam; Vietnamese |
| 3 | Sanskrit | यवन | a foreigner, barbarian not part of the four-tiers... |
| 4 | Prakrit | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
via Thai เปล
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | เปล | cradle |