Where does “คำร้อง” come from?

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

คำร้อง (Thai): petition, request; lyrics

Definitions

  1. petition, request; lyrics

Ancestry of “คำร้อง”, step by step

คำร้อง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai ร้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiร้องto cry out; to cry; to emit sound; to sing
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴Every word from Thai คำ