From Proto-Tai *qaːᶜ (“to kill”). Cognate with Thai ฆ่า (kâa), Lao ຂ້າ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱᧉ (ẋaa2), Shan ၶႃႈ (khāa), Ahom 𑜁𑜠 (kha, “to cut; to kill”), Zhuang gaj.
ꪄ꫁ꪱ (transliteration needed)