Where does “การมี” come from?

การมี (Thai) comes from Thai มี, from English mi, from Middle English mi, from Middle English min, from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

Ancestry of “การมี”, step by step

การมี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมีto have; to own; to possess; to contain; to...
2EnglishmiA syllable used in sol-fa to represent the third...
3Middle EnglishmiFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my
4Middle EnglishminFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my;...
5Old Englishmīnmy, mine
6Proto-Germanic*mīn
7Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

via Thai การ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiการwork; matter; task; affair; prefixed to nouns to...
2Palikāradeed; doing, manner; production, application
3Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
4Sanskritकृto make
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei
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