Where does “ของชำ” come from?

ของชำ (Thai) comes from Thai ของ, from Proto-Tai χɔːŋᴬ — thing.

ของชำ (Thai): dry foodstuff

Definitions

  1. dry foodstuff

Ancestry of “ของชำ”, step by step

ของชำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ของ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiของthing; item; article; stuff; matter; possession;...
2Proto-Taiχɔːŋᴬthing

via Thai ชำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชำgrocery; dry goods store
Every word from Proto-Tai χɔːŋᴬEvery word from Thai ของ