Where does “เอามา” come from?

เอามา (Thai) comes from Thai มา, from Pali mā, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

เอามา (Thai): to bring

Definitions

  1. to bring

Ancestry of “เอามา”, step by step

เอามา traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai มา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiมาto move or come (towards the speaker's direction); to arrive
2Palimādo not; mother; moon
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Thai เอา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเอาto bring; to take; to capture; to seize; to cope;...
2Proto-Taiʔawᴬto take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →