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

Definitions

  1. conjunction

Ancestry of “คำเชื่อม”, step by step

คำเชื่อม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai คำ

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

via Thai เชื่อม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเชื่อมto connect, to link, to join; to weld; to cement
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡamᴬEvery word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɡamᴬ⁴Every word from Thai คำ