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Where does “ไชย” come from?

ไชย (Thai) comes from Pali jāyā, from Sanskrit जय, from Sanskrit कर्ता, from Sanskrit कर्तृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ไชย (Thai): Archaic spelling of ชัย

Definitions

  1. Archaic spelling of ชัย

Ancestry of “ไชย”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijāyāwife
2Sanskritजयconquest, victory, triumph, winning, being...
3Sanskritकर्ताnominative singular of कर्तृ
4Sanskritकर्तृ—
5Sanskritकृto make
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “ไชย”

  • ทัพไชย
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