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

เสนา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali senā

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

via Khmer ស្រូវ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerស្រូវrice paddy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱy-ey-nó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaynás →Every word from Sanskrit श्येन →