Where does “กุ้งยิง” come from?

กุ้งยิง (Thai) comes from Thai กุ้ง, from Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ — shrimp.

กุ้งยิง (Thai): stye

Definitions

  1. stye

Ancestry of “กุ้งยิง”, step by step

กุ้งยิง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กุ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกุ้งshrimp; prawn
2Proto-Tai*kuŋᴮ/ꟲshrimp

via Thai ยิง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยิงto fire; to shoot
2Proto-Taiɲɯŋᴬto shoot
Every word from Proto-Tai *kuŋᴮ/ꟲ →Every word from Thai กุ้ง →