Where does “โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ” come from?
โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ (Thai) comes from Thai ภัย, from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ (Thai): sickness; diseases in general
Definitions
- sickness; diseases in general
Ancestry of “โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ”, step by step
โรคภัยไข้เจ็บ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ภัย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ภัย | fear, fright; source thereof, as danger, peril,... |
| 2 | Pali | bhāya | fear, fright |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |