Where does “คับที่อยู่ได้คับใจอยู่ยาก” come from?

คับที่อยู่ได้คับใจอยู่ยาก (Thai) comes from Thai ที่, from Proto-Tai diːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 地.

คับที่อยู่ได้คับใจอยู่ยาก (Thai): it is hard to live in a place which makes you feel uncomfortable or unhappy, though it is a big or luxurious place; but a place which provides ease or happiness can be lived in, though it is a tight or small place

Definitions

  1. it is hard to live in a place which makes you feel uncomfortable or unhappy, though it is a big or luxurious place; but a place which provides ease or happiness can be lived in, though it is a tight or small place

Ancestry of “คับที่อยู่ได้คับใจอยู่ยาก”, step by step

คับที่อยู่ได้คับใจอยู่ยาก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ที่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiที่at; to; on the site of; within; amidst; at the...
2Proto-Taidiːᴮplace, ground
3Middle Chinese

via Thai อยู่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอยู่to dwell, to live, to reside; to remain, to stay;...
2Proto-Taiˀjuːᴮto be

via Thai ใจ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiใจheart; mind; spirit; breath
2Proto-Taicɤɰᴬheart; breath
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai diːᴮEvery word from Thai ที่