Where does “ยุคกลาง” come from?

ยุคกลาง (Thai) comes from Thai ยุค, from Sanskrit युग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

ยุคกลาง (Thai): the Middle Ages

Definitions

  1. the Middle Ages

Ancestry of “ยุคกลาง”, step by step

ยุคกลาง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ยุค

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยุคage
2Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Thai กลาง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกลางmiddle; center; in the middle of; amidst;...
2Proto-Taiklaːŋᴬmiddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám →