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

Definitions

  1. insecticide

Ancestry of “ยาฆ่าแมลง”, step by step

ยาฆ่าแมลง traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แมลง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแมลงhexapod; insect
2Proto-Southwestern Taimlɛːŋᴬinsect
3Proto-Taim.leːŋᴬinsect
4Middle Chinese螟蛉—

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
Every word from Middle Chinese 螟蛉 →Every word from Proto-Tai m.leːŋᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai mlɛːŋᴬ →