Where does “กี่โมง” come from?

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

กี่โมง (Thai): at what time

Definitions

  1. at what time

Ancestry of “กี่โมง”, step by step

กี่โมง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กี่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกี่how many, how much; several, not too many; loom
2Proto-Tai*kiːꟲhow many; several
3Middle Chinese幾—

via Thai โมง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโมงhour; o'clock
Every word from Middle Chinese 幾 →Every word from Proto-Tai *kiːꟲ →Every word from Thai กี่ →