Where does “มีอายุ” come from?

มีอายุ (Thai) comes from Thai มี, 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 — to fix, to build fortifications or fences.

มีอายุ (Thai): to be (so and so many) years old

Definitions

  1. to be (so and so many) years old

Ancestry of “มีอายุ”, step by step

มีอายุ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมีto have; to own; to possess; to contain; to...
2EnglishmiA syllable used in sol-fa to represent the third...
3Middle EnglishmiFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my
4Middle EnglishminFirst-person singular genitive determiner: my;...
5Old Englishmīnmy, mine
6Proto-Germanic*mīn
7Proto-Germanicmīnazmy, mine; 1st person singular possessive
8Proto-Indo-Europeanméynosmy; mine
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeito fix, to build fortifications or fences

via Thai อายุ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอายุage; life; lifespan
2Paliāyunominative/vocative/accusative singular of āyus;...
3Sanskritआयुman, a living being; mankind, human race; son,...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHā́yu
5Proto-Indo-IranianHā́yulifetime, life
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂óyulong time, lifetime
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mei