Where does “ຂໍ້ຄວາມ” come from?
ຂໍ້ຄວາມ (Lao) comes from Thai ข้อความ, from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.
ຂໍ້ຄວາມ (Lao): text; message
Ancestry of “ຂໍ້ຄວາມ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Thai | ข้อความ | message; information; passage; text |
| 2 | Thai | ความ | affair; matter; content; essence; subject;... |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ɣwaːmᴬ | matter |