Where does “อยู่กิน” come from?

อยู่กิน (Thai) comes from Thai อยู่, from Proto-Tai ˀjuːᴮ — to be.

อยู่กิน (Thai): to live together as if married, usually without...

Definitions

  1. to live together as if married, usually without...

Ancestry of “อยู่กิน”, step by step

อยู่กิน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อยู่

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอยู่to dwell, to live, to reside; to remain, to stay;...
2Proto-Taiˀjuːᴮto be

via Thai กิน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกินto consume; to wrongfully accept, take, or...
2Proto-Taikɯɲᴬto eat
Every word from Proto-Tai ˀjuːᴮ →Every word from Thai อยู่ →