Where does “ร้อยวันพันปี” come from?

ร้อยวันพันปี (Thai) comes from Thai วัน, from Sanskrit वन, from Proto-Indo-European wen- — to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

ร้อยวันพันปี (Thai): once in a long time; once in a blue moon; very rarely; very seldom

Definitions

  1. once in a long time; once in a blue moon; very rarely; very seldom

Ancestry of “ร้อยวันพันปี”, step by step

ร้อยวันพันปี traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai วัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiวันday; daytime; today
2Sanskritवनa tree; a forest, wood, grove, thicket, quantity...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

via Thai ปี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปีyear
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*piːᴬ¹—
3Proto-Taipiːᴬyear

via Thai ร้อย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiร้อยhundred; 100; lieutenant; to thread; to stitch
2Proto-Tai*roːjꟲ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wen- →Every word from Sanskrit वन →Every word from Thai วัน →