Where does “cham” come from?
cham (English) comes from English chambermate, from English maté, from Middle English mate, from Middle Low German māte, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
cham (English): Archaic spelling of khan; An autocrat or dominant...
Definitions
- Archaic spelling of khan; An autocrat or dominant...
Ancestry of “cham”, step by step
cham traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English chambermate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chambermate | One who shares a chamber or room |
| 2 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 3 | Middle English | mate | mate companion, comrade |
| 4 | Middle Low German | māte | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | gimato | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gamatjô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via French cham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cham | Cham; khan |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | خان | inn, caravanserai; khan |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خان | — |
| 4 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰣 | — |
| 5 | Old Turkic | 𐰴𐰍𐰣 | khagan; king; ruler |
| 6 | English | kagan | Alternative spelling of khagan |
via English khan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | khan | A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol... |