Where does “จำคุก” come from?

จำคุก (Thai) comes from Thai จำ, from Old Khmer cāṃ.

จำคุก (Thai): imprisonment; to imprison

Definitions

  1. imprisonment; to imprison

Ancestry of “จำคุก”, step by step

จำคุก traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai จำ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจำto stay or remain; to cause to stay or remain; to...
2Old Khmercāṃ

via Thai คุก

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiคุกgaol; prison; imprisonment; imprisonment...

Words derived from “จำคุก

Every word from Old Khmer cāṃEvery word from Thai จำ
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