Where does “จ้ำจี้” come from?

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

จ้ำจี้ (Thai): a type of children's game

Definitions

  1. a type of children's game

Ancestry of “จ้ำจี้”, step by step

จ้ำจี้ 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 จี้

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจี้locket, pendant
Every word from Old Khmer cāṃ →Every word from Thai จำ →