Where does “ไทย” come from?
ไทย (Thai) comes from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.
ไทย (Thai): person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
Definitions
- person; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
Ancestry of “ไทย”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | deyya | — |
| 2 | Hindi | देय | given |
| 3 | Sanskrit | देय॑ | — |