Where does “ความขำ” come from?
ความขำ (Thai) comes from Thai ความ, from Proto-Tai ɣwaːmᴬ — matter.
Ancestry of “ความขำ”, step by step
ความขำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai ความ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ความ | affair; matter; content; essence; subject;... |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | ɣwaːmᴬ | matter |
via Thai ขำ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ขำ | private; secret; funny; hilarious; laughable;... |