Where does “ย่ำยี” come from?

ย่ำยี (Thai) comes from Thai ย่ำ, from Proto-Tai ɲamᴮ — to step on.

ย่ำยี (Thai): to crush; to trample

Definitions

  1. to crush; to trample

Ancestry of “ย่ำยี”, step by step

ย่ำยี traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ย่ำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiย่ำto tread down; to tramp upon; to walk
2Proto-Taiɲamᴮto step on

via Thai ยี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiยีto crush; to mash
Every word from Proto-Tai ɲamᴮ →Every word from Thai ย่ำ →