Where does “คำพังเพย” come from?

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

คำพังเพย (Thai): aphorism

Definitions

  1. aphorism

Ancestry of “คำพังเพย”, step by step

คำพังเพย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai พังเพย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพังเพย—
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai คำ →