Where does “คำฟ้อง” come from?

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

คำฟ้อง (Thai): document instituting legal proceedings: plaint, complaint, charge, petition, etc

Definitions

  1. document instituting legal proceedings: plaint, complaint, charge, petition, etc

Ancestry of “คำฟ้อง”, step by step

คำฟ้อง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai ฟ้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiฟ้องdocument instituting legal proceedings: plaint, complaint, charge, petition, etc
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴Every word from Thai คำ