Where does “ខ្សែរូត” come from?

ខ្សែរូត (Khmer) comes from Khmer រូត, from Thai รูด — to draw; to pull; to slip.

ខ្សែរូត (Khmer): zipper

Definitions

  1. zipper

Ancestry of “ខ្សែរូត”, step by step

ខ្សែរូត traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រូត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរូតto slide, pull (a curtain); to glide
2Thaiรูดto draw; to pull; to slip

via Khmer ខ្សែ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerខ្សែline, rope, string, cord, wire, leash; necklace;...
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