Where does “ไท” come from?

ไท (Thai) comes from English tie, from Middle English teien, from Old English tīġan, from Proto-Germanic taugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

ไท (Thai): free; independent; Tai ethnic group, a widespread...

Definitions

  1. free; independent; Tai ethnic group, a widespread...

Ancestry of “ไท”, step by step

ไท traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtieA knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the...
2Middle Englishteien—
3Old Englishtīġan—
4Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

via Thai ไท้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไท้person in authority; person of importance;...
2Middle Chinese大great

Words derived from “ไท”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taugijaną →Every word from Old English tīġan →