Where does “កាត់បន្ថយ” come from?

កាត់បន្ថយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer កាត់, from Proto-Mon-Khmer kac.

កាត់បន្ថយ (Khmer): to reduce (in number)

Definitions

  1. to reduce (in number)

Ancestry of “កាត់បន្ថយ”, step by step

កាត់បន្ថយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer កាត់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerកាត់to cut, cut off, slice, slit; to divide, detach;...
2Proto-Mon-Khmerkac—

via Khmer បន្ថយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបន្ថយto cause to retreat, withdraw (as an army), pull back
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