Where does “ยาขี้ผึ้ง” come from?

ยาขี้ผึ้ง (Thai) comes from Thai ขี้ผึ้ง, from Thai ขี้, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ — excrement.

ยาขี้ผึ้ง (Thai): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “ยาขี้ผึ้ง”, step by step

ยาขี้ผึ้ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขี้ผึ้ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขี้ผึ้งbeeswax
2Thaiขี้to defecate; to have a bowel movement; faeces;...
3Proto-Tai*C̬.qɯjꟲexcrement

via Thai ยา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยาmedicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette
2Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine
Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qɯjꟲ →Every word from Thai ขี้ →Every word from Thai ขี้ผึ้ง →