Where does “ยอมแพ้” come from?

ยอมแพ้ (Thai) comes from Thai แพ, from Proto-Tai beːᴬ — raft.

ยอมแพ้ (Thai): to surrender; to give in; to give up

Definitions

  1. to surrender; to give in; to give up

Ancestry of “ยอมแพ้”, step by step

ยอมแพ้ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแพraft; collection of things fastened together like...
2Proto-Taibeːᴬraft

via Thai ยอม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยอมto yield; to give way; to give in
Every word from Proto-Tai beːᴬEvery word from Thai แพ