Where does “ຂະຍົມ” come from?

ຂະຍົມ (Lao) comes from Khmer ខ្ញុំ, from Old Khmer ខ្ញុំ, from Old Khmer ញំ — emancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave.

ຂະຍົມ (Lao): servant

Definitions

  1. servant

Ancestry of “ຂະຍົມ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្ញុំservant, slave; I, me; my
2Old Khmerខ្ញុំperson assigned to or offering himself for the...
3Old Khmerញំemancipated slave assigned to monastery service; servant, slave
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