Where does “ยาแก้ปวด” come from?

ยาแก้ปวด (Thai) comes from Thai แก้, from Proto-Tai *keːꟲ, from Middle Chinese 解.

ยาแก้ปวด (Thai): painkiller

Definitions

  1. painkiller

Ancestry of “ยาแก้ปวด”, step by step

ยาแก้ปวด traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai แก้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiแก้to undo; to untie; to remedy; to repair; to solve
2Proto-Tai*keːꟲto undo; to untie
3Middle Chinese解—

via Thai ยา

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

via Thai ปวด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปวดto ache; to be in pain
Every word from Middle Chinese 解 →Every word from Proto-Tai *keːꟲ →Every word from Thai แก้ →