Where does “สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก” come from?

สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก (Thai) comes from Thai ไม้, from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ.

สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก (Thai): very impoverished; experiencing serious financial hardship; penniless; penurious; extremely poor; needy

Definitions

  1. very impoverished; experiencing serious financial hardship; penniless; penurious; extremely poor; needy

Ancestry of “สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก”, step by step

สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ไม้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiไม้wood; stick; log; tree; plant; mark
2Proto-Tai*mwajꟲ—

via Thai ตอก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตอกto hammer; to nail; to pound

via Thai สิ้นไร้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสิ้นไร้—
Every word from Proto-Tai *mwajꟲ →Every word from Thai ไม้ →