Where does “ยาฆ่าหญ้า” come from?

ยาฆ่าหญ้า (Thai) comes from Thai ยา, from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ — medicine.

ยาฆ่าหญ้า (Thai): herbicide

Definitions

  1. herbicide

Ancestry of “ยาฆ่าหญ้า”, step by step

ยาฆ่าหญ้า traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ยา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยาmedicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette
2Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine

via Thai ฆ่า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฆ่าto kill; to put an end to; to get rid of; to...
2Proto-Tai*qaːꟲto kill

via Thai หญ้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหญ้าgrass
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