Where does “ยาม” come from?

ยาม (Thai) comes from Sanskrit याम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ยาม (Thai): any of the eight parts of the day (period of twenty-four hours), consisting of three hours each

Definitions

any of the eight parts of the day (period of twenty-four hours), consisting of three hours each

Ancestry of “ยาม”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	याम	motion, course, going, progress
2	Sanskrit	यम	a twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
3	Sanskrit	ज	born, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
4	Proto-Indo-Aryan	ȷ́ás	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	ȷ́ás	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “ยาม”

ยามสงคราม

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás →