Where does “ទាំងឡាយ” come from?

ទាំងឡាយ (Khmer) comes from Thai ทั้งหลาย, from Thai หลาย, from Proto-Tai ʰlaːjᴬ, from Old Chinese 多.

ទាំងឡាយ (Khmer): all, all the often used as a plurality marker

Definitions

  1. all, all the often used as a plurality marker

Ancestry of “ទាំងឡាយ”, step by step

ទាំងឡាយ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ทั้งหลาย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiทั้งหลายall, the whole (group)
2Thaiหลายseveral; numerous; many
3Proto-Taiʰlaːjᴬmany; much; many, much
4Old Chinese多—

via Khmer ទាំង

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerទាំងalso, as well, in addition to in the construction
2Thaiทั้งall; entire
3Proto-Taidaŋᴬall

via Khmer ឡាយ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerឡាយmarbled / veined pattern
2Thaiลายdesign; pattern; striped
Every word from Old Chinese 多 →