Where does “ไหว้ครู” come from?
ไหว้ครู (Thai) comes from Thai ครู, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
ไหว้ครู (Thai): Wai Khru ceremony, a ceremony to honor one’s...
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- Wai Khru ceremony, a ceremony to honor one’s...
Ancestry of “ไหว้ครู”, step by step
ไหว้ครู traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ครู
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ครู | teacher; schoolteacher; instructor |
| 2 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |
via Thai ไหว้
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ไหว้ | "wai", an expression of respect or reverence by... |