Where does “ขำขัน” come from?

ขำขัน (Thai) comes from Thai ขัน, from Proto-Tai χalᴬ — to crow.

ขำขัน (Thai): comical, funny

Definitions

  1. comical, funny

Ancestry of “ขำขัน”, step by step

ขำขัน traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ขัน

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขันhollow container: bowl, vessel, etc; liquid...
2Proto-Taiχalᴬto crow

via Thai ขำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiขำprivate; secret; funny; hilarious; laughable;...

Words derived from “ขำขัน

Every word from Proto-Tai χalᴬEvery word from Thai ขัน