Where does “ដៃគូ” come from?

ដៃគូ (Khmer) comes from Khmer គូ, from Thai คู่, from Proto-Tai ɡuːᴮ — pair.

ដៃគូ (Khmer): partner, companion, running mate, accomplice

Definitions

  1. partner, companion, running mate, accomplice

Ancestry of “ដៃគូ”, step by step

ដៃគូ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer គូ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគូpair, counterparts
2Thaiคู่pair; even number; couple; partner
3Proto-Taiɡuːᴮpair

via Khmer ដៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដៃarm, hand
Every word from Proto-Tai ɡuːᴮ →Every word from Thai คู่ →Every word from Khmer គូ →