Where does “ដើរតួ” come from?

ដើរតួ (Khmer) comes from Khmer តួ, from Thai ตัว, from Old Chinese 頭.

ដើរតួ (Khmer): to act in a play, movie

Definitions

  1. to act in a play, movie

Ancestry of “ដើរតួ”, step by step

ដើរតួ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer តួ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតួbody, figure, physique, chassis
2Thaiตัวself; figure; form; shape; body; embodiment;...
3Old Chinese

via Khmer ដើរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដើរto walk, march, go; to travel; to proceed
Every word from Old Chinese Every word from Thai ตัวEvery word from Khmer តួ