Where does “ថ្លៃថ្នូរ” come from?

ថ្លៃថ្នូរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ថ្នូរ, from Khmer ដូរ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer turh — to change, to exchange.

ថ្លៃថ្នូរ (Khmer): to be valuable, precious, worthy of esteem, superior, sophisticated, honorable, prestigious

Definitions

  1. to be valuable, precious, worthy of esteem, superior, sophisticated, honorable, prestigious

Ancestry of “ថ្លៃថ្នូរ”, step by step

ថ្លៃថ្នូរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ថ្នូរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្នូរobject / goods acquired by traded or barteredfor some other object
2Khmerដូរto change, exchange, trade, barter
3Proto-Mon-Khmerturhto change, to exchange

via Khmer ថ្លៃ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerថ្លៃprice, cost; expensive

Words derived from “ថ្លៃថ្នូរ

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer turhEvery word from Khmer ដូរEvery word from Khmer ថ្នូរ