Where does “คำต่อคำ” come from?

คำต่อคำ (Thai) comes from Thai คำ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ — bite ; speech.

คำต่อคำ (Thai): verbatim, word for word

Definitions

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Ancestry of “คำต่อคำ”, step by step

คำต่อคำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคำword; speech; gold
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*ɡamᴬ⁴—
3Proto-Taiɡamᴬbite ; speech

via Thai ต่อ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่อwasp; to fight; to strike; to attack; to combat;...
2Proto-Taitoːᴮbee
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai คำ →