Where does “นานมาแล้ว” come from?

นานมาแล้ว (Thai) comes from Thai มา, from Pali mā, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

นานมาแล้ว (Thai): long ago

Definitions

  1. long ago

Ancestry of “นานมาแล้ว”, step by step

นานมาแล้ว traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมาto move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive
2Palido not; mother; moon
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Thai นาน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนานlong, slow; naan
2Hindiनानnaan
3Classical Persianنان
4Middle Persianlhmabread
5Proto-Iraniannagna-
6Proto-Iranianni

via Thai แล้ว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแล้วto end; to come to an end; to complete; to...
2Proto-Tai*leːwꟲ
3Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maHEvery word from Proto-Iranian máH