Where does “บั่นทอน” come from?

บั่นทอน (Thai) comes from Thai บน, from Proto-Malayic *bini, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

บั่นทอน (Thai): to lessen; to reduce; to shorten

Definitions

  1. to lessen; to reduce; to shorten

Ancestry of “บั่นทอน”, step by step

บั่นทอน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบนon; up; upon; above; over; upper; high; higher;...
2Proto-Malayic*bini
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*binahi
4Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Thai ทอน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทอนto cut down; to make smaller
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahiEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahiEvery word from Proto-Malayic *bini