Where does “ยาฆ่าแมลง” come from?
ยาฆ่าแมลง (Thai) comes from Thai แมลง, from Proto-Southwestern Tai mlɛːŋᴬ, from Proto-Tai m.leːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 螟蛉.
ยาฆ่าแมลง (Thai): insecticide
Ancestry of “ยาฆ่าแมลง”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | แมลง | hexapod; insect |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | mlɛːŋᴬ | insect |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | m.leːŋᴬ | insect |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 螟蛉 | — |