From Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Thai คำ (kam), Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lao ຄຳ (kham), Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Ahom 𑜁𑜪 (kham) or 𑜁𑜞𑜪 (khram), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.
ᥑᥛᥰ (xam2) (old orthography ᥑᥛ¨)