Where does “ตอนนี้” come from?

ตอนนี้ (Thai) comes from Thai ตอน, from Proto-Tai toːnᴬ — to castrate.

ตอนนี้ (Thai): now, at the moment

Definitions

  1. now, at the moment

Ancestry of “ตอนนี้”, step by step

ตอนนี้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ตอน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตอนinterval; period of time; portion; part; section;...
2Proto-Taitoːnᴬto castrate

via Thai นี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนี้this; these
2Proto-Tainajᶜthis
Every word from Proto-Tai toːnᴬ →Every word from Thai ตอน →