Where does “จำต้อง” come from?

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

จำต้อง (Thai): must, to need to, to have to

Definitions

  1. must, to need to, to have to

Ancestry of “จำต้อง”, step by step

จำต้อง 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 ต้อง

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต้องhave to; must; to be required to; to be...
Every word from Old Khmer cāṃEvery word from Thai จำ
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