Where does “ទាំងពីរ” come from?

ទាំងពីរ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ពីរ, from Proto-Bahnaric ɓaːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓaar.

ទាំងពីរ (Khmer): both, both of

Definitions

  1. both, both of

Ancestry of “ទាំងពីរ”, step by step

ទាំងពីរ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ពីរ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerពីរtwo
2Proto-Bahnaricɓaːr
3Proto-Mon-Khmerɓaar

via Khmer ទាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទាំងalso, as well, in addition to in the construction
2Thaiทั้งall; entire
3Proto-Taidaŋᴬall
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer ɓaar
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