Where does “กามโรค” come from?

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

กามโรค (Thai): venereal disease

Definitions

  1. venereal disease

Ancestry of “กามโรค”, step by step

กามโรค traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai กาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกามlust
2Sanskritकामwish, desire, longing; love, affection, object of...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankáHmaswish, desire
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂-mo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish

via Thai โรค

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiโรคdisease; sickness
2Sanskritरोग‘breaking up of strength’; disease, infirmity,...
3Hindiरजdust, dirt, pollen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂-mo-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian káHmas →