Where does “កងទ័ព” come from?

កងទ័ព (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទ័ព, from Old Khmer ទប្ប — armed force.

កងទ័ព (Khmer): army; army corps

Definitions

  1. army; army corps

Ancestry of “កងទ័ព”, step by step

កងទ័ព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ទ័ព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទ័ពwalking; running
2Old Khmerទប្បarmed force

via Khmer កង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកងring, circle

Words derived from “កងទ័ព

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