Where does “ຢາສູບ” come from?

ຢາສູບ (Lao) comes from Thai ยาสูบ, from Thai ยา, from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ — medicine.

ຢາສູບ (Lao): tobacco; cigarette

Definitions

  1. tobacco; cigarette

Ancestry of “ຢາສູບ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยาสูบtobacco, cigarette
2Thaiยาmedicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette
3Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine
Every word from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ →Every word from Thai ยา →Every word from Thai ยาสูบ →