From Old Chinese 金 (OC *krɯm). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨤᩴᩣ, Lao ຄຳ (kham), Lü ᦆᧄ (xam), Shan ၶမ်း (khám), Thai คำ (kam), Zhuang gim, Saek กฺั๊ม.
𑜁𑜪 (khaṃ)