Where does “คม” come from?
คม (Thai) comes from Thai กว่า, from Thai ปาก, from Thai กา, from Thai กากบาท, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
คม (Thai): to perform a "wai"; to greet with respect; to pay...
Definitions
- to perform a "wai"; to greet with respect; to pay...
Ancestry of “คม”, step by step
คม traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai กว่า
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | กว่า | away; off |
| 2 | Thai | ปาก | mouth; brim |
| 3 | Thai | กา | crow; teapot; to make or write a cross symbol |
| 4 | Thai | กากบาท | cross symbol; plus symbol; Thai fourth tone mark |
| 5 | Thai | บาท | priest; foot; an honorific for or term of address... |
| 6 | Pali | pāda | foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Thai บังคม
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | บังคม | to pay respect or homage by sitting on the heels... |
| 2 | Khmer | បង្គំ | salutation, homage, reverence, respect |
via Proto-Tai ɣɤmᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | ɣɤmᴬ | sharp; sharp edge |