Where does “ກຳ” come from?
ກຳ (Lao) comes from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
ກຳ (Lao): to fist; to grasp; fist; work, occupation
Definitions
- to fist; to grasp; fist; work, occupation
Ancestry of “ກຳ”, step by step
ກຳ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali kamma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Proto-Tai kamᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | kamᴬ | to hold in the closed hand |