Where does “ที่รัก” come from?

ที่รัก (Thai) comes from Thai ที่, from Proto-Tai diːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 地.

ที่รัก (Thai): used as an affectionate term of address: darling, dear, honey, sweetheart, etc

Definitions

  1. used as an affectionate term of address: darling, dear, honey, sweetheart, etc

Ancestry of “ที่รัก”, step by step

ที่รัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ที่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiที่at; to; on the site of; within; amidst; at the...
2Proto-Taidiːᴮplace, ground
3Middle Chinese地—

via Thai รัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiรักto love, to have affection (for), to adore, to admire, to cherish, to be fond (of); to prefer, to favour
2Proto-Tairakᴰlacquer
Every word from Middle Chinese 地 →Every word from Proto-Tai diːᴮ →Every word from Thai ที่ →