Where does “ឆ្លើយតប” come from?
ឆ្លើយតប (Khmer) comes from Khmer តប, from Thai ตอบ, from Middle Chinese 答.
ឆ្លើយតប (Khmer): to answer, to reply
Definitions
- to answer, to reply
Ancestry of “ឆ្លើយតប”, step by step
ឆ្លើយតប traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer តប
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | តប | to answer, reply |
| 2 | Thai | ตอบ | to counter; to solve; to answer |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 答 | — |
via Khmer ឆ្លើយ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ឆ្លើយ | to answer, reply; to reverberate, resound; to... |