Where does “กี่” come from?

กี่ (Thai) comes from Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 幾.

กี่ (Thai): how many, how much; several, not too many; loom

Definitions

  1. how many, how much; several, not too many; loom

Ancestry of “กี่”, step by step

กี่ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tai*kiːꟲhow many; several
2Middle Chinese幾—

via Middle Chinese 機

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese機—

Words derived from “กี่”

Every word from Middle Chinese 幾 →Every word from Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ →