Where does “ថ្នាក់រៀន” come from?

ថ្នាក់រៀន (Khmer) comes from Khmer រៀន, from Proto-Mon-Khmer riən — to learn.

ថ្នាក់រៀន (Khmer): classroom

Definitions

  1. classroom

Ancestry of “ថ្នាក់រៀន”, step by step

ថ្នាក់រៀន traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer រៀន

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerរៀនto study, practice
2Proto-Mon-Khmerriənto learn

via Khmer ថ្នាក់

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្នាក់level, rank, echelon, step, stage
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