Where does “ជំនឿ” come from?

ជំនឿ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជឿ, from Thai เชื่อ, from Proto-Tai ɟɯəᴮ — to believe.

ជំនឿ (Khmer): belief, faith

Definitions

  1. belief, faith

Ancestry of “ជំនឿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជឿto believe, to trust
2Thaiเชื่อto believe; to rely on; to trust
3Proto-Taiɟɯəᴮto believe

Words derived from “ជំនឿ”

Every word from Proto-Tai ɟɯəᴮ →Every word from Thai เชื่อ →Every word from Khmer ជឿ →