Where does “ทันสมัย” come from?

ทันสมัย (Thai) comes from Thai สมัย, from Pali samaya, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

ทันสมัย (Thai): modern; stylish; fashionable; up to date

Definitions

  1. modern; stylish; fashionable; up to date

Ancestry of “ทันสมัย”, step by step

ทันสมัย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai สมัย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสมัยtime; era
2Palisamayatime, occasion
3Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
4Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
5Sanskritआसto have been
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push

via Thai ทัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทันto be on time; to catch up with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁-Every word from Sanskrit आसEvery word from Sanskrit सम्