Where does “อันนี้” come from?

อันนี้ (Thai) comes from Thai นี้, from Proto-Tai najᶜ — this.

อันนี้ (Thai): this one, this thing

Definitions

  1. this one, this thing

Ancestry of “อันนี้”, step by step

อันนี้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนี้this; these
2Proto-Tainajᶜthis

via Thai อัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอันitem; piece; one
2Proto-Taiʔalᴬ"classifier for things"
Every word from Proto-Tai najᶜ →Every word from Thai นี้ →