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Where does “เสนา” come from?

เสนา (Thai) comes from Pali senā, from Sanskrit श्येन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s.

เสนา (Thai): soldier; military officer; serviceperson; armed...

Definitions

  1. soldier; military officer; serviceperson; armed...

Ancestry of “เสนา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisenāarmy; inflection of sena : ## ablative...
2Sanskritश्येनa hawk, falcon or eagle; The name of a divine...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianćyaynásfalcon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱy-ey-nó-s—
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