Where does “คำคม” come from?

คำคม (Thai) comes from Thai คม, from Thai กว่า, from Thai ปาก, from Thai กา, from Thai กากบาท, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

คำคม (Thai): witticism, epigram, catchword

Definitions

  1. witticism, epigram, catchword

Ancestry of “คำคม”, step by step

คำคม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคมto perform a "wai"; to greet with respect; to pay...
2Thaiกว่าaway; off
3Thaiปากmouth; brim
4Thaiกาcrow; teapot; to make or write a cross symbol
5Thaiกากบาทcross symbol; plus symbol; Thai fourth tone mark
6Thaiบาทpriest; foot; an honorific for or term of address...
7Palipādafoot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
8Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
9Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts
10Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
13Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Thai คำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคำword; speech; gold
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɡamᴬ⁴
3Proto-Taiɡamᴬbite ; speech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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