Where does “คำเชื่อม” come from?
คำเชื่อม (Thai) comes from Thai คำ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴, from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬ — bite ; speech.
คำเชื่อม (Thai): conjunction
Ancestry of “คำเชื่อม”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Thai | คำ | word; speech; gold |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *ɡamᴬ⁴ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | ɡamᴬ | bite ; speech |