Where does “ត្រាក់” come from?
ត្រាក់ (Khmer) comes from French tract, from English tract, from Latin tractus, from Latin trahere, from Latin traho, from Proto-Italic traɣō, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.
ត្រាក់ (Khmer): leaflet, flyer, circular, tract
Definitions
- leaflet, flyer, circular, tract
Ancestry of “ត្រាក់”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tract | flyer, circular, pamphlet |
| 2 | English | tract | An area or expanse; A series of connected body... |
| 3 | Latin | tractus | dragged, having been dragged; trailed, having... |
| 4 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |