Where does “ចុតហ្មាយ” come from?

ចុតហ្មាយ (Khmer) comes from Thai จดหมาย, from Thai หมาย, from Proto-Tai ʰmaːjᴬ — to mark; to aim.

ចុតហ្មាយ (Khmer): letter; message; written order

Definitions

  1. letter; message; written order

Ancestry of “ចុតហ្មាយ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจดหมายletter
2Thaiหมายto mean; to aim; to intend; to mark
3Proto-Taiʰmaːjᴬto mark; to aim
Every word from Proto-Tai ʰmaːjᴬ →Every word from Thai หมาย →Every word from Thai จดหมาย →