Where does “สู้ยิบตา” come from?

สู้ยิบตา (Thai) comes from Thai เย็บ, from Proto-Tai ɲepᴰ — to sew.

สู้ยิบตา (Thai): to continue fighting despite difficulty or being unnerved; to fight without giving up

Definitions

  1. to continue fighting despite difficulty or being unnerved; to fight without giving up

Ancestry of “สู้ยิบตา”, step by step

สู้ยิบตา traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai เย็บ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเย็บto sew
2Proto-Taiɲepᴰto sew

via Thai ตา

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiตาmaternal grandfather; eye; time; turn; moment
2Proto-Taitaːᴬmaternal grandfather

via Thai ส

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสthe 40th consonant letter of the Thai alphabet
2Proto-Southwestern Taisuːᴬyou
Every word from Proto-Tai ɲepᴰ →Every word from Thai เย็บ →