Where does “คำถาม” come from?

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

คำถาม (Thai): question

Definitions

  1. question

Ancestry of “คำถาม”, step by step

คำถาม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai ถาม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ThaiถามTo ask
2Proto-Taic.raːmᴬto ask

Words derived from “คำถาม”

Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai คำ →