Where does “มาสาย” come from?

มาสาย (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.

มาสาย (Thai): to arrive late

Definitions

  1. to arrive late

Ancestry of “มาสาย”, step by step

มาสาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมาto move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive
2Palimādo 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 สาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสายlate; delayed; late morning; line; wire; rope;...
2Proto-Taisaːjᴬcord; string
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →