Where does “ចាប់ផ្ដើម” come from?
ចាប់ផ្ដើម (Khmer) comes from Khmer ផ្ដើម, from Khmer ដើម — trunk (of a tree or of the body), stock (of a rifle).
ចាប់ផ្ដើម (Khmer): to begin, start, set about, proceed
Definitions
- to begin, start, set about, proceed
Ancestry of “ចាប់ផ្ដើម”, step by step
ចាប់ផ្ដើម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ផ្ដើម
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ផ្ដើម | to start, begin, initiate; to begin to, start to;... |
| 2 | Khmer | ដើម | trunk (of a tree or of the body), stock (of a rifle) |
via Khmer ចាប់
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចាប់ | to seize, arrest, grasp, get; to hold tight,... |