Where does “บางที” come from?

บางที (Thai) comes from Thai ที, 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.

บางที (Thai): sometimes

Definitions

  1. sometimes

Ancestry of “บางที”, step by step

บางที traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ที

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทีchance, occasion, opportunity, time; round, turn;...
2EnglishteeThe name of the Latin-script letter T; Something...
3Middle Englishteen
4Old Englishtēonto drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to...
5Old Englishtēohan
6Proto-West Germanicteuhanto pull; to lead
7Proto-Germanicteuhanąto lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag
8Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Thai บาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบางnarrow or small watercourse; community or polity...
2Proto-TaiC̥.baːŋᴬthin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic teuhanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic teuhan