Where does “តាមដាន” come from?

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

តាមដាន (Khmer): to follow a trail

Definitions

  1. to follow a trail

Ancestry of “តាមដាន”, step by step

តាមដាន 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 ដាន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerដានtrail, track, trace, footprint
2Thaiด้านhard, callous, coarse, rough; shameless, brazen;...
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai taːmᴬ¹Every word from Thai ตามEvery word from Khmer តាម