Etymology

sriracha

sri·ra·cha
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Today it means: A Thai-style hot sauce, typically made from sun-ripened chili peppers, vinegar, garlic, sugar and salt. Full definition →

Thai ศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa) ← Pali rājan ← Sanskrit राजन् (rājan)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-Aryan*ćríHs
  2. Sanskritश्री (śrī)
  3. Thaiศรี (sǐi)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  6. Sanskritराजन् (rājan)
  7. Palirājan
  8. Thaiราชา (raa-chaa)
  9. Thaiศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa)
  10. English todaysriracha

From Thai ศรีราชา (sǐi-raa-chaa), named after the city of Si Racha in Thailand.

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