Where does “จับกุม” come from?

จับกุม (Thai) comes from Thai จับ, from Proto-Tai capᴰ — to grasp; to perch.

จับกุม (Thai): to arrest

Definitions

  1. to arrest

Ancestry of “จับกุม”, step by step

จับกุม traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จับ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจับto touch; to grab; to grasp; to grip; to hold; to...
2Proto-Taicapᴰto grasp; to perch

via Thai กุม

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiกุมto hold; to take hold (of)
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