Where does “สวัสดีปีใหม่” come from?
สวัสดีปีใหม่ (Thai) comes from Thai ปี, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *piːᴬ¹, from Proto-Tai piːᴬ — year.
สวัสดีปีใหม่ (Thai): Happy New Year
Ancestry of “สวัสดีปีใหม่”, step by step
สวัสดีปีใหม่ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ปี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ปี | year |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *piːᴬ¹ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | piːᴬ | year |
via Thai สวัสดี
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | สวัสดี | welfare, well-being; prosperity, success;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | स्वस्ति | well; happily; successfully |
via Thai ใหม่
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | ใหม่ | new; again; once more; new; latest; recent |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ʰmɤːlᴮ | new |