Where does “ยาแก้ไอ” come from?

ยาแก้ไอ (Thai) comes from Thai ไอ, from English I, from Old French i, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe — resin, gum; to say, speak.

ยาแก้ไอ (Thai): antitussive

Definitions

  1. antitussive

Ancestry of “ยาแก้ไอ”, step by step

ยาแก้ไอ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไอ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไอvapor; to cough; the letter I/i
2EnglishIThe speaker or writer, referred to as the...
3Old Frenchithere
4Latinhīcthis; these in the plural
5Latinheic
6Latinhicthis; these in the plural
7Proto-Italichek(e)
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak

via Thai แก้

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

via Thai ยา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยาmedicine; drug; tobacco; cigarette
2Proto-Taiˀjɯəᴬmedicine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwidu