Where does “คำพูด” come from?

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

คำพูด (Thai): speech, words

Definitions

  1. speech, words

Ancestry of “คำพูด”, step by step

คำพูด traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai พูด

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiพูดto speak
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴Every word from Thai คำ
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