Where does “บาดทะยัก” come from?

บาดทะยัก (Thai) comes from Thai บาด, from Proto-Tai ɓaːtᴰ.

บาดทะยัก (Thai): tetanus

Definitions

  1. tetanus

Ancestry of “บาดทะยัก”, step by step

บาดทะยัก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai บาด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบาดto cut; to wound
2Proto-Taiɓaːtᴰ—

via Thai ยัก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยักto move; raise; to wriggle; sway
Every word from Proto-Tai ɓaːtᴰ →Every word from Thai บาด →