Where does “กฎหมาย” come from?

กฎหมาย (Thai) comes from Thai กฎ, from Hindi कुटी, from Tamil குடி, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

กฎหมาย (Thai): to document; to record; to register; to mark...

Definitions

  1. to document; to record; to register; to mark...

Ancestry of “กฎหมาย”, step by step

กฎหมาย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กฎ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกฎto engrave, to inscribe; to mark down, to note...
2Hindiकुटी—
3Tamilகுடிto drink
4Dravidiandra—
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Thai หมาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiหมายto mean; to aim; to intend; to mark
2Proto-Taiʰmaːjᴬto mark; to aim

Words derived from “กฎหมาย”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu →Every word from Dravidian dra →Every word from Tamil குடி →