Where does “บากบั่น” come from?

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

บากบั่น (Thai): to struggle; to persevere

Definitions

  1. to struggle; to persevere

Ancestry of “บากบั่น”, step by step

บากบั่น 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 บาก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบากto bevel; to incise
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *binahi →Every word from Proto-Malayic *bini →