Where does “เดี๋ยวนี้” come from?

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

เดี๋ยวนี้ (Thai): now

Definitions

  1. now

Ancestry of “เดี๋ยวนี้”, step by step

เดี๋ยวนี้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai นี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนี้this; these
2Proto-Tainajᶜthis

via Thai เดี๋ยว

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเดี๋ยวwhile; moment; instant; sometimes; on some...
Every word from Proto-Tai najᶜ →Every word from Thai นี้ →