Where does “ក៏ដោយ” come from?
ក៏ដោយ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
ក៏ដោយ (Khmer): (who)soever, (what)soever, whether or not, it makes no difference if, even if
Definitions
- (who)soever, (what)soever, whether or not, it makes no difference if, even if
Ancestry of “ក៏ដោយ”, step by step
ក៏ដោយ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ក | neck; collar; connecting link |
| 2 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 3 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Khmer ដោយ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ដោយ | by, by means of, through, with, along |