Where does “ដេញតាម” come from?

ដេញតាម (Khmer) comes from Khmer តាម, from Thai ตาม, from Proto-Southwestern Tai taːmᴬ¹ — to follow; to continue.

ដេញតាម (Khmer): to chase (after), pursue

Definitions

  1. to chase (after), pursue

Ancestry of “ដេញតាម”, step by step

ដេញតាម traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer តាម

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerតាមto follow, pursue; to take after; to agree, go...
2Thaiตามto follow; to come after; to go after; to pursue;...
3Proto-Southwestern Taitaːmᴬ¹to follow; to continue

via Khmer ដេញ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដេញto chase, hunt, pursue, run after; to expel,...
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai taːmᴬ¹Every word from Thai ตามEvery word from Khmer តាម