Where does “คำนำ” come from?

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

คำนำ (Thai): preface

Definitions

  1. preface

Ancestry of “คำนำ”, step by step

คำนำ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai นำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiนำto lead; to bring
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai คำ →