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Where does “ที” come from?

ที (Thai) comes from English tee, from Middle English teen, from Old English tēon, from Old English tēohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ที (Thai): chance, occasion, opportunity, time; round, turn;...

Definitions

  1. chance, occasion, opportunity, time; round, turn;...

Ancestry of “ที”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteeThe name of the Latin-script letter T; Something...
2Middle Englishteen—
3Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
4Old Englishtēohan—
5Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
6Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

Words derived from “ที”

  • ทันที
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