Where does “บัดนี้” come from?

บัดนี้ (Thai) comes from Thai นี้, from Proto-Tai najᶜ — this.

บัดนี้ (Thai): now; at this time; at this moment; on this...

Definitions

  1. now; at this time; at this moment; on this...

Ancestry of “บัดนี้”, step by step

บัดนี้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนี้this; these
2Proto-Tainajᶜthis

via Thai บัด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบัดmoment; occasion; time; etc
Every word from Proto-Tai najᶜ →Every word from Thai นี้ →