Where does “តាមពិត” come from?

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

តាមពិត (Khmer): in fact, in reality, actually

Definitions

  1. in fact, in reality, actually

Ancestry of “តាមពិត”, step by step

តាមពិត 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 ពិត

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពិតto be true, real, genuine
Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai taːmᴬ¹Every word from Thai ตามEvery word from Khmer តាម