Where does “กาม” come from?

กาม (Thai) comes from Sanskrit काम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- — to desire, wish.

กาม (Thai): lust

Definitions

  1. lust

Ancestry of “กาม”, step by step

กาม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit काम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
3Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Proto-Malayic kami

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayickamiwe, us, our
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankamiwe, us, our
3Proto-Austronesiankamiwe, us, our

Words derived from “กาม”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →