Where does “ຢາສູບ” come from?
ຢາສູບ (Lao) comes from Thai ยาสูบ, from Thai ยา, from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ — medicine.
ຢາສູບ (Lao): tobacco; cigarette
Ancestry of “ຢາສູບ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ยาสูบ | tobacco, cigarette |
| 2 | Thai | ยา | medicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ˀjɯəᴬ | medicine |