Where does “ចែកបៀ” come from?

ចែកបៀ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បៀ, from Chinese 牌.

ចែកបៀ (Khmer): to deal

Definitions

  1. to deal

Ancestry of “ចែកបៀ”, step by step

ចែកបៀ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer បៀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerបៀplaying card
2Chinese牌—

via Khmer ចែក

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerចែកto divide, distribute, share, allot, dispense,...
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