Where does “แยกย้าย” come from?
แยกย้าย (Thai) comes from Thai ยาย, from Proto-Tai *naːjᴬ — maternal grandmother.
แยกย้าย (Thai): to scatter; to disperse
Definitions
- to scatter; to disperse
Ancestry of “แยกย้าย”, step by step
แยกย้าย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ยาย
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ยาย | maternal grandmother; aged woman; a term of... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | *naːjᴬ | maternal grandmother |
via Thai แยก
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | แยก | to part: to sever, to break, to divide, to separate, to keep apart, etc |