Where does “ກຳມະຫຍີ່” come from?
ກຳມະຫຍີ່ (Lao) comes from Thai กำมะหยี่, from English Cambay, from Gujarati ખંભાત, from Sanskrit स्कम्भावती, from Sanskrit स्कम्भ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian skambʰás, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.
ກຳມະຫຍີ່ (Lao): velvet; velour
Definitions
- velvet; velour
Ancestry of “ກຳມະຫຍີ່”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กำมะหยี่ | velvet; velour |
| 2 | English | Cambay | A princely state during the British Raj in India |
| 3 | Gujarati | ખંભાત | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्कम्भावती | A place in Gujarat; Cambay |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्कम्भ | prop, pillar, support; tower |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | skambʰás | pillar, support |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |