Where does “ทำนาบนหลังคน” come from?
ทำนาบนหลังคน (Thai) comes from Thai บน, from Proto-Malayic *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.
ทำนาบนหลังคน (Thai): to derive benefit from other's suffering; to make money from other's suffering; to enrich oneself at other's expense; to make money by oppressive means
Definitions
- to derive benefit from other's suffering; to make money from other's suffering; to enrich oneself at other's expense; to make money by oppressive means
Ancestry of “ทำนาบนหลังคน”, step by step
ทำนาบนหลังคน traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai บน
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | บน | on; up; upon; above; over; upper; high; higher;... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | *bini | — |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *binahi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bahi | female, woman |