Where does “Chamic” come from?
Chamic (English) comes from English Cham, from French cham, from Ottoman Turkish خان, from Classical Persian خان, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣, from Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣, from English kagan — Alternative spelling of khagan.
Chamic (English): Of or relating to a subgroup of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken in Aceh (Sumatra, Indonesia) and in parts of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Hainan, China
Definitions
- Of or relating to a subgroup of Malayo-Polynesian languages spoken in Aceh (Sumatra, Indonesia) and in parts of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Hainan, China
Ancestry of “Chamic”, step by step
Chamic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cham | An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam;... |
| 2 | French | cham | Cham; khan |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | خان | inn, caravanserai; khan |
| 4 | Classical Persian | خان | — |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰣 | — |
| 6 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰍𐰣 | khagan; king; ruler |
| 7 | English | kagan | Alternative spelling of khagan |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |