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
- long ago
Ancestry of “นานมาแล้ว”, step by step
นานมาแล้ว traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai มา
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | มา | to move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive |
| 2 | Pali | mā | do not; mother; moon |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |