Where does “มี” come from?
มี (Thai) comes from English mi, from Middle English mi, from Middle English min, from Old English mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European méynos, from Proto-Indo-European mei — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.
มี (Thai): to have; to own; to possess; to contain; to...
Definitions
- to have; to own; to possess; to contain; to...
Ancestry of “มี”, step by step
มี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mi | A syllable used in sol-fa to represent the third... |
| 2 | Middle English | mi | First-person singular genitive determiner: my |
| 3 | Middle English | min | First-person singular genitive determiner: my;... |
| 4 | Old English | mīn | my, mine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mīnaz | my, mine; 1st person singular possessive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méynos | my; mine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mei | to fix, to build fortifications or fences |
via Proto-Tai miːᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | miːᴬ | to have; not |