Where does “ទីចតរថយន្ត” come from?
ទីចតរថយន្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer ទី, from Chinese 第, from Chinese 是.
ទីចតរថយន្ត (Khmer): parking lot
Definitions
- parking lot
Ancestry of “ទីចតរថយន្ត”, step by step
ទីចតរថយន្ត traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ទី
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ទី | marker for ordinal numbers; nominalizer for... |
| 2 | Chinese | 第 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 是 | — |
via Khmer រថយន្ត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | រថយន្ត | car, automobile |
via Khmer ចត
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ចត | to stop, halt |