Where does “คำสั่ง” come from?

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

คำสั่ง (Thai): imperative, as order, command, directive, mandate, instruction, injunction, etc

Definitions

  1. imperative, as order, command, directive, mandate, instruction, injunction, etc

Ancestry of “คำสั่ง”, step by step

คำสั่ง traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai สั่ง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสั่งto order; to command; to direct; to instruct; to...
2Proto-Taisaŋᴮto blow the nose; to order

Words derived from “คำสั่ง”

Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴ →Every word from Thai คำ →