Where does “តវ៉ា” come from?

តវ៉ា (Khmer) comes from Thai ต่อว่า, from Thai ต่อ, from Proto-Tai toːᴮ — bee.

តវ៉ា (Khmer): to protest, to object, to dispute

Definitions

  1. to protest, to object, to dispute

Ancestry of “តវ៉ា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiต่อว่าto complain; to blame; to reproach
2Thaiต่อwasp; to fight; to strike; to attack; to combat;...
3Proto-Taitoːᴮbee
Every word from Proto-Tai toːᴮ →Every word from Thai ต่อ →Every word from Thai ต่อว่า →