Where does “ยาเสพติด” come from?

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

ยาเสพติด (Thai): addictive drug; narcotic drug; habit-forming drug

Definitions

  1. addictive drug; narcotic drug; habit-forming drug

Ancestry of “ยาเสพติด”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยาmedicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette
2Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine
Every word from Proto-Tai ˀjɯəᴬ →Every word from Thai ยา →
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